defrost
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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
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
He buys quarts of soup, which he freezes and defrosts for lunch.
From New York Times ● Jul. 18, 2012
Once the meat is defrosted, cook it immediately.
From Salon ● Nov. 28, 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
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 ● Jul. 19, 2023
Once defrosted and gently warmed, they can be used in sunshiny salads and mixed with other available greenery and grains for a hearty and healthy side dish or lunch.
From BBC ● Mar. 3, 2023
The large rucksack had defrosted near the fire and Niels brought it into the kitchen.
From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys
The remains may also begin defrosting and decomposing once they reach lower altitudes.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
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
What was once considered permanently frozen, stable ground is now defrosting, shifting and causing tremendous damage.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 21, 2024
It smells like meat, like hamburger defrosting on the counter.
From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
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