as in to freeze
to cause to lose heat
refrigerate the cake after you frost it so that the frosting doesn't melt
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Recent Examples of refrigerate
Why to Plant Perennial Seeds in Fall Seed packages often include instructions for refrigerating perennial seeds for several weeks.
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Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Sep. 2025
Plus, premade formula needs to be used within two hours if left at room temperature and 24 hours if refrigerated.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2025
As the sauce simmers in the slow cooker, prepare the meatballs and refrigerate them on a baking sheet until ready to use.
—Patricia S York, Southern Living, 30 Aug. 2025
Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 2 hours before serving.
—The Know, Denver Post, 29 Aug. 2025
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Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Sep. 2025
Plus, premade formula needs to be used within two hours if left at room temperature and 24 hours if refrigerated.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2025
As the sauce simmers in the slow cooker, prepare the meatballs and refrigerate them on a baking sheet until ready to use.
—Patricia S York, Southern Living, 30 Aug. 2025
Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 2 hours before serving.
—The Know, Denver Post, 29 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for refrigerate
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Stop watering when the ground freezes and restart the watering routine in spring once garlic starts to sprout.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 Sep. 2025
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Emails included in the lawsuit between Zuckerberg and the company's tech support team date back to May 2020, in which similar account freezes from 2017 are mentioned.—
John Tufts,
IndyStar,
6 Sep. 2025
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Scientists at the Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials (KIMM) have developed Korea’s first homegrown Liquid Air Energy Storage system, which uses surplus electricity to chill air into liquid, store it, and later release it to generate power.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Sep. 2025
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While this criticism is overstated, as a lot of his books have bone-chilling finales or thematically rich conclusions, there are certainly a lot of stories where he's failed to land the plane.—
James Grebey,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
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Therefore, travelers may want to plan activities for cooler days or pack a cooling vest.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Eggshells in this group tend to be relatively porous for dinosaur eggs, and that feature could offer clues about this ancient ecosystem during the Cretaceous period (145 million to 66 million years ago), when Earth was already starting to cool down.—
Mindy Weisberger,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Refrigerate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/refrigerate. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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