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refrigerate

[ri-frij-uh-reyt] / rɪˈfrɪdʒ əˌreɪt /
VERB
chill, usually in storage
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“LNG plants are very electricity-intensive because of the need to refrigerate and freeze the gas,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 26, 2026

As Flores held court in the driveway, he rolled up a pant leg to show a sore from his diabetes and said that on the streets he’d have nowhere to refrigerate his insulin.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 3, 2025

One bowl, two at the most, stir a few things together, pop it in the oven or often just refrigerate and you are done.

From Salon Dec. 19, 2024

Finally, Van Rein said, refrigerate leftovers immediately or discard them.

From Los Angeles Times May 30, 2024

Think of the electricity bill to refrigerate a 200,000-square-foot plant.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan

He mentioned a machine that refrigerates and pumps ayran, a salty yogurt drink popular across Asia and Eastern Europe, which the group installed at an exhibition in Hanover, Germany.

From New York Times Sep. 22, 2022

She refrigerates half-consumed bottles, determined never to waste a drop.

From Washington Post May 18, 2022

To quell this thermodynamic threat, data centers overwhelmingly rely on air conditioning, a mechanical process that refrigerates the gaseous medium of air, so that it can displace or lift perilous heat away from computers.

From Scientific American Mar. 1, 2022

Pilapaña manages to concentrate guinea pig flavor after cooking and preparing a pate from the animal’s flesh, adds milk or cream and refrigerates the concoction until it has the rough consistency of ice cream.

From Washington Times Oct. 4, 2019

A profound reverence for a person at the same time inflames the soul and refrigerates the senses.

From The Friendships of Women by William Rounseville Alger

I’m standing in the produce aisle of my neighborhood supermarket, between the fresh vegetables receiving their bi-hourly overhead mist and a long refrigerated wall of salad kits.

From Salon Aug. 14, 2026

Currently, most vaccines need to be refrigerated or frozen - but around half are wasted each year, mainly because they become unusable after getting too hot or too cold.

From BBC Aug. 5, 2026

Gumport points to the fresh refrigerated dog food General Mills recently launched under Blue Buffalo, the pet-food brand it bought in 2018, as the kind of thing that works.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 19, 2026

As firefighters continue to battle a stubborn and complex fire at a massive refrigerated warehouse in Boyle Heights, residents and businesses owners have expressed frustration and health concerns as neighorhoods have been engulfed by smoke.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 24, 2026

Gabriel and Allys both got ready-made sandwiches from the refrigerated section.

From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson

Higher fuel prices have increased the cost of transporting and refrigerating perishable foods.

From BBC Apr. 10, 2026

There’s something that just feels right about refrigerating eggs.

From Slate Apr. 19, 2025

So there’s no need to let food cool before refrigerating it.

From Washington Post Jan. 17, 2023

Also, there is now a reference to refrigerating the sauce.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 27, 2022

Which reminded me—that egg bargain sounded good, but it was kind of tricky too, since there are all the rules about refrigerating and the glass eggs and who knew what the Speckled Sussex would lay.

From "Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer" by Kelly Jones




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