defrost

“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

Because shrimp are so small, they don’t need much time to defrost.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 28, 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

We tunneled into the swirling white blackness, listening to the beat of the fan working to defrost the windshield and the odd airy crinkle coming from the bag in the back.

From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx

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

About 10 percent 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 New York 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

Once the meat is defrosted, cook it immediately.

From Salon ● Nov. 28, 2024

However, at a staff handover on 25 May, she heard nurses saying they had only just disposed of breast milk which had been defrosted more than 72 hours earlier.

From BBC ● Sep. 2, 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

Leftover chicken-feta-pasta salad defrosted from the freezer; a corn tortilla with Muenster cheese and smashed avocado; and a salad with carrots, celery, parsley, red pepper, pomegranate seeds, olives.

From Washington Times ● Jul. 19, 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

Just like Christmas creep in the West – with Mariah Carey defrosting on Nov. 1 and yuletide merchandise sold side-by-side with Halloween goods – Vietnam experiences New Year’s creep.

From Salon ● Dec. 31, 2025

At home, my mother is talking on the phone and defrosting one of the casseroles my sister Kate prepares at the start of each week.

From "All The Bright Places" by Jennifer Niven