frost
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A metal bed with a refrigeration system that maintained a continuous layer of frost over its surface was placed at its center.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
In some parts of eastern Scotland, especially around the Grampians, temperatures could dip low enough for a coating of morning frost on the grass.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
The fourth season of “Ted Lasso” doesn’t entirely frost those bad vibes with its happiness and hopium.
From Salon ● Aug. 7, 2026
"We know what to do for frost or hail, but not wildfires," she said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026
I showed them how to frost the cupcakes, and we each did a few.
From "From the Desk of Zoe Washington" by Janae Marks
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Further night frosts are expected in places during the week ahead.
From BBC ● May 9, 2026
While it is expected to be a little too breezy for widespread overnight frosts, some prone locations may dip to freezing where skies clear between weather fronts.
From BBC ● Mar. 9, 2026
Elsewhere across the UK there will be widespread overnight frosts and an increasing risk of snow showers affecting parts of Northern Ireland, northern England and North Wales by the end of this week.
From BBC ● Dec. 30, 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
Spring drew on: she was indeed already come; the frosts of winter had ceased; its snows were melted, its cutting winds ameliorated.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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I frosted the cake with a Swiss meringue buttercream that required bringing egg whites and sugar together over a pot of simmering water and then whisking it into stiff peaks.
From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2026
Teen Fed was a Swiss talent with frosted tips and an attitude.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 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
Holding three-month-old Colin under one arm, she frosted and decorated the cake.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 8, 2026
You couldn’t see in, either, because the door was wood and frosted glass almost to the top.
From "The Best School Year Ever" by Barbara Robinson
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Dubbed dot cakes, they start with boxed cake mix to make the base and double down on that nostalgic flavor with store-bought frosting and sprinkles.
From Salon ● Jun. 14, 2026
Beyond serving customers at the counter, I also worked in the back, finishing donuts through tasks like jelly filling, frosting and powdering.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026
Everything else is just frosting on the cake.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 30, 2026
“Big wasn’t a crush, he was a crash,” Carrie says to Miranda as she peels down the wrapper on a cupcake topped with bright pink buttercream frosting.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 11, 2026
On it, written in yellow on a sea of fudgy frosting, were these words: “Open a Book and Open Your Mind.”
From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein
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