defrost
Example Sentences
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This is their chance to defrost the Freese Curse and end a championship drought that has endured through two home cities, five home ballparks, and six decades.
From Los Angeles Times
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
I dumped a little too much red sauce from an open jar on a half-cup of leftover macaroni; adding a defrosted sliced chicken sausage did not help.
From Washington Times
We are treated to a scene of Tom's taking his mousse out and saying it looks good but needs to defrost for 30 minutes.
From Salon
Frozen veg mixes are perfect for using in slow cookers as there’s no need to defrost first and no early morning chopping as it’s already been done for you.
From BBC
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