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defrost

[dih-frawst, -frost] / dɪˈfrɔst, -ˈfrɒst /
VERB
free from frost
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG
Antonyms


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“I have to put it in the fridge to defrost, but you can’t put it there too far in advance” or the yogurt will go bad.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026

Just make sure to defrost your lobster in the fridge overnight before coating it in mayo or slathering it in hot, melted butter.

From Salon ● Sep. 1, 2024

A spokesperson for the group raised concerns about the use of what he described "unusually high" defrost rates being displayed on some websites, without explaining what they are based on.

From BBC ● Mar. 12, 2024

Transport officials have deployed thousands of employees to shovel snow and defrost railways and roads.

From New York Times ● Feb. 5, 2024

They will never breathe the air of a damp New England morning, see smoke rising from a neighbor’s chimney, shiver in a car waiting for the glass to defrost and the engine to warm.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri

If you are planning to freeze some of the stock, leave an inch or two of room at the top so that the stock has room to expand as it freezes and then defrosts.

From Salon ● May 24, 2022

She defrosts them in the refrigerator and then uses them to make fried eggs, egg sandwiches and in baking.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 22, 2022

About 10% of the planet’s land mass is covered with glacial ice, and as the world defrosts, ancient creatures great and small are being unburied as well.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 2, 2021

Patrick Dempsey plays Robert, the divorce lawyer whose heart she manually defrosts.

From New York Times ● Apr. 21, 2020

As the frozen fish defrosts under the hot Kenyan sun, fishmonger Mechak Juma prefers not to tell his customers that it has come all the way from China.

From BBC ● Mar. 20, 2019

The steaks are aged for 21 days and arrive frozen and individually vacuum-sealed so they can be pulled out of the freezer and quickly defrosted whenever the urge strikes.

From Salon ● Dec. 17, 2024

The NHS recommends defrosted breast milk is used immediately.

From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2024

Business organisations said hours-long outages had caused supermarkets and restaurants to throw away food stock worth thousands of euros as fridges defrosted.

From Reuters ● Jul. 25, 2023

Leftover chicken-feta-pasta salad defrosted from the freezer; a corn tortilla with Muenster cheese and smashed avocado; and a salad with carrots, celery, parsley, red pepper, pomegranate seeds, olives.

From Washington Times ● Jul. 19, 2023

The large rucksack had defrosted near the fire and Niels brought it into the kitchen.

From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys

He’s just taken a morning stroll in New York with his girlfriend, Dominican architect Ana Amelia Batlle Cabral, and is still defrosting from the wintry chill; he’ll be fully warmed up upon landing in California.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 28, 2026

The application External link shows Zoox is looking for release from certain requirements ranging from occupant crash protection to windshield wiping and defrosting.

From Barron's ● Mar. 11, 2026

Just like Christmas creep in the West – with Mariah Carey defrosting on Nov. 1 and yuletide merchandise sold side-by-side with Halloween goods – Vietnam experiences New Year’s creep.

From Salon ● Dec. 31, 2025

What was once considered permanently frozen, stable ground is now defrosting, shifting and causing tremendous damage.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 21, 2024

“Oh, right. Hey, shouldn’t the turkey be defrosting? I’m in the kitchen, and I don’t see a turkey.”

From "A Mango-Shaped Space" by Wendy Mass




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