deep freeze
Example Sentences
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Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine has sent relations with the West into deep freeze, with frequent expulsions of diplomats on both sides.
From Seattle Times
And in keeping with tradition the Stormont institutions it created could well be back in the deep freeze once more.
From BBC
Climate models since the 1960s have shown how planetary deep freezes can arise from a simple feedback loop.
From Science Magazine
The detention of the “two Michaels,” as they are known here, plunged ties between Ottawa and Beijing into a deep freeze.
From Washington Post
“They just don’t want a deep freeze. And this increases the chances that the economy falls through the ice.”
From New York Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.