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defrost

[dih-frawst, -frost] / dɪˈfrɔst, -ˈfrɒst /
VERB
free from frost
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG
Antonyms


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Staff at Network Rail will also be equipped with specialist kits to defrost frozen points and signals to keep the railway running safely.

From BBC Nov. 18, 2024

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

Transport officials have deployed thousands of employees to shovel snow and defrost railways and roads.

From New York Times Feb. 5, 2024

The worst part of cooking your Thanksgiving turkey is waiting for it to defrost.

From Slate Nov. 20, 2023

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

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

The steaks are aged for 21 days and arrive frozen and individually vacuum-sealed so they can be pulled out of the freezer and quickly defrosted whenever the urge strikes.

From Salon Dec. 17, 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

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

The large rucksack had defrosted near the fire and Niels brought it into the kitchen.

From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys

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

Police are warning drivers not to leave their cars while defrosting them following the theft of two vehicles in West Lothian.

From BBC Dec. 13, 2022

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




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