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frost

[frawst, frost] / frɔst, frɒst /


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"We know what to do for frost or hail, but not wildfires," she said.

From Barron's Aug. 6, 2026

You have to believe in what is under the lid, behind the frost, wrapped in parchment, waiting to become itself again.

From Salon Jul. 11, 2026

Maybe I’ll still be kept warm by my summer odyssey come December, when frost whitens the lawn.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 25, 2026

And in Brazil, farmers are still struggling to recover from a severe frost in 2021 that damaged the arabica crop.

From BBC May 28, 2026

Instead, Marco carves a series of symbols into the frost on the window of his flat that faces out to the street, using the columns of the museum beyond as a guide.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

Further night frosts are expected in places during the week ahead.

From BBC May 9, 2026

Where skies clear overnight, especially in more sheltered or rural locations, there will be a continued risk of night frosts.

From BBC Jan. 16, 2026

There will be some overnight frosts and risk of ice where showers fall.

From BBC Nov. 17, 2025

As the growing season progresses, the plant puffs itself into a roughly spherical shape, until the first frosts, when it snaps off its stalk and waits to be blown across the landscape.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 17, 2025

But Sounder was warm because the boy’s father had put two burlap sacks under the porch for the time when the hard frosts came.

From "Sounder" by William H. Armstrong

He went to the toilet, which is when he saw a flicker of orange through the frosted glass of the window.

From BBC Jun. 9, 2026

So, the mirrors were frosted, triggering a debate – not just about space, but also Singapore's fixation with orderliness, the low bar for people to complain, and its many, many rules.

From BBC Mar. 7, 2026

“You couldn’t see the fine details, but you could see everything else,” said Denise Milano Sprung of the frosted bathroom door of the hotel room she shared with her husband at the Calgary Airport Marriott.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 20, 2026

There’s Cereal Milk Cake, filled with cereal milk cheesecake mousse and frosted in a cereal milk frosting.

From Salon Jun. 22, 2025

I spy Phil through the slightly frosted glass panels in our door.

From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed

“You can put your effort into glorifying your cake with frosting, dreaming up an exciting trim that puts your own label on it.”

From Salon Jun. 14, 2026

One of the more polite children at our doomed gathering explained that she only liked the pink and blue frosting on supermarket cakes.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 20, 2026

Everything else is just frosting on the cake.

From MarketWatch Jan. 30, 2026

She punctuates the quip by taking a big bite, leaving a glob of frosting on her face.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 11, 2026

“Like how Heidi from Mrs. Murphy’s class and her family go to Hawaii?” he asked, licking frosting off his fingertips.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova




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