as in hardened
to become physically firm or solid
add antifreeze to the water in the radiator so it won't freeze and damage the engine
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Recent Examples of froze
In implementing its measures, officials froze or changed at least 131 scholarships across UT System and Texas A&M University System institutions, which could no longer have race or gender criteria, the Dallas Morning News reported.
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Lily Kepner, Austin American Statesman, 8 Jan. 2026
Before the new year, the federal Administration for Children and Families froze all funding to Minnesota.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 7 Jan. 2026
Sun Yongdong froze a moment in time as the orange moon rose above the serene mountains in Beijing, China, later that same night.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 5 Jan. 2026
After the video’s release, Health and Human Services froze all child care payments to the state for review, as the FBI and Department of Homeland Security investigate allegations of fraud.
—Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 2 Jan. 2026
For example, mortgage rates now sit substantially lower than the 7% or higher levels that dominated much of 2023 and early 2024, when elevated borrowing costs effectively froze many would-be buyers out of the market.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 2 Jan. 2026
As part of the same enforcement effort the Department of Health and Human Services froze childcare payments to Minnesota.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 2 Jan. 2026
Lake Superior almost froze over — at 92-96% ice coverage — during the 2013-14 ice season, according to Northern Michigan History.
—Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 30 Dec. 2025
And hell froze over for the Eagles.
—Lex Goldstein, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for froze
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Polls show that most Americans believe that lengthy prison terms, which are costly to taxpayers, should be reserved for violent and hardened repeat offenders.—
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Renowned for their fun shape yet tooth-cracking texture that hardened with each passing day in the dish, ribbon candy was often a holiday season staple for many households.—
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Michael Carroll’s son stiffened — a cold jolt running through him — when his shovel struck what looked like rags and bones in the basement on Halloween eve 2018.—
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Here, it is mated to a six-speed manual transmission, and the suspension has been stiffened a little for a sportier feel.—
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“Froze.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/froze. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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