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frost

[frawst, frost] / frɔst, frɒst /


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However, clearer and cooler nights could bring some fog and even frost in places.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

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

From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026

With grandma’s nest egg and mom and dad’s retirement tied up in a young couple’s first home, even a slight chill in property valuations causes an arctic frost on consumer sentiment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026

Unlike laboratory mice, which often require researchers to artificially trigger tumor growth, lemon frost geckos develop cancer naturally and at a relatively young age.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 15, 2026

I had chicken to wash, flour, and fry and a lemon cake to bake and frost.

From "Gone Crazy in Alabama" by Rita Williams-Garcia

This is holding daytime temperatures several degrees below the seasonal norm with some late-season frosts at night.

From BBC ● May 13, 2026

Wet earth, plenty of sunshine and a lack of frosts have combined to give some plants a noticeable head start.

From BBC ● Apr. 19, 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

This means we are seeing less snow and fewer frosts - in fact we now get around four weeks less ground frost than we did half a century ago.

From BBC ● Feb. 26, 2026

Streets that glinted with frosts of powdered glass.

From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs

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

Until 1 January, when they showed up as usual only to find the mirrors frosted.

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

Holding three-month-old Colin under one arm, she frosted and decorated the cake.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 8, 2026

I squeezed lemons for lemonade while Mama Ya-Ya frosted the cake.

From "Ninth Ward" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

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

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 11, 2026

It’s when we enjoy slices of birthday cake to our hearts’ content, savoring every single crumb and licking our plates clean of any frosting.

From Salon ● Jan. 10, 2026

I made a white cream frosting, and it was perfect, too.

From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien




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