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refrigerate

[ri-frij-uh-rayt] / rɪˈfrɪdʒ əˌreɪt /
VERB
chill, usually in storage
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Businesses have shuttered, hospitals have had to turn to generators that have occasionally faltered, and residents have been scrambling to charge phones and refrigerate food.

From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026

There have also been reports of people unable to refrigerate medication and a wheelchair user crawling down their stairs in the absence of working lifts.

From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026

“LNG plants are very electricity-intensive because of the need to refrigerate and freeze the gas,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 26, 2026

As Flores held court in the driveway, he rolled up a pant leg to show a sore from his diabetes and said that on the streets he’d have nowhere to refrigerate his insulin.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2025

Think of the electricity bill to refrigerate a 200,000-square-foot plant.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan

He mentioned a machine that refrigerates and pumps ayran, a salty yogurt drink popular across Asia and Eastern Europe, which the group installed at an exhibition in Hanover, Germany.

From New York Times ● Sep. 22, 2022

She refrigerates half-consumed bottles, determined never to waste a drop.

From Washington Post ● May 18, 2022

To quell this thermodynamic threat, data centers overwhelmingly rely on air conditioning, a mechanical process that refrigerates the gaseous medium of air, so that it can displace or lift perilous heat away from computers.

From Scientific American ● Mar. 1, 2022

Pilapaña manages to concentrate guinea pig flavor after cooking and preparing a pate from the animal’s flesh, adds milk or cream and refrigerates the concoction until it has the rough consistency of ice cream.

From Washington Times ● Oct. 4, 2019

A profound reverence for a person at the same time inflames the soul and refrigerates the senses.

From The Friendships of Women by William Rounseville Alger

The most volatile grocery item, however, can be found in the refrigerated dairy section: eggs.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026

I’m standing in the produce aisle of my neighborhood supermarket, between the fresh vegetables receiving their bi-hourly overhead mist and a long refrigerated wall of salad kits.

From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026

Each new shipment of sod that arrived in refrigerated trucks costs about $250,000 — and teams likely would have to replace that sod at least once during an NFL season.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026

The state of emergency has forced stores to close at 8 p.m., but most have shut their doors altogether, as refrigerated and frozen goods spoil with no power.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026

How much fossil fuel was burned to keep it refrigerated and fly it to the U.S.?

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan

Higher fuel prices have increased the cost of transporting and refrigerating perishable foods.

From BBC ● Apr. 10, 2026

There’s something that just feels right about refrigerating eggs.

From Slate ● Apr. 19, 2025

It specifically recommends refrigerating Dijon and horseradish mustard to preserve their distinct flavors.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 27, 2023

Also, there is now a reference to refrigerating the sauce.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2022

Which reminded me—that egg bargain sounded good, but it was kind of tricky too, since there are all the rules about refrigerating and the glass eggs and who knew what the Speckled Sussex would lay.

From "Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer" by Kelly Jones




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