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
The fumble froze the Chicago linebackers and allowed Musgrave to leak out for a big gain.
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Colton Pouncy, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
Others said the application process froze or produced error messages.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2024
At this point, Bell’s video froze, but that wasn’t immediately apparent.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 20 Dec. 2024
Authorities also froze the price of consumer goods, such as food and hygiene products, amid shortages.
—Catherine Nicholls, CNN, 19 Dec. 2024
The move froze the group’s work until last month, when a reconstituted, smaller committee met for the first time.
—Kavitha Surana, ProPublica, 18 Dec. 2024
This is clear over the past 2,000 years, which includes both the Medieval Warm Period, when grapes grew in Britain, and the Little Ice Age, when the Thames river froze so hard Frost Fairs were held on it.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 15 Dec. 2024
The moisture-laden sand on the Lake Michigan beachfront froze this week, allowing the wind to form sculpture-like shapes.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 13 Dec. 2024
Robin Rose's ancestors froze for the Detroit Lions.
—Neal Rubin, Detroit Free Press, 12 Dec. 2024
Colton Pouncy, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
Others said the application process froze or produced error messages.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2024
At this point, Bell’s video froze, but that wasn’t immediately apparent.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 20 Dec. 2024
Authorities also froze the price of consumer goods, such as food and hygiene products, amid shortages.
—Catherine Nicholls, CNN, 19 Dec. 2024
The move froze the group’s work until last month, when a reconstituted, smaller committee met for the first time.
—Kavitha Surana, ProPublica, 18 Dec. 2024
This is clear over the past 2,000 years, which includes both the Medieval Warm Period, when grapes grew in Britain, and the Little Ice Age, when the Thames river froze so hard Frost Fairs were held on it.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 15 Dec. 2024
The moisture-laden sand on the Lake Michigan beachfront froze this week, allowing the wind to form sculpture-like shapes.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 13 Dec. 2024
Robin Rose's ancestors froze for the Detroit Lions.
—Neal Rubin, Detroit Free Press, 12 Dec. 2024
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