- past tense form of freeze.
froze
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The mice froze in fear, as if they remembered the shock.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026
The actor froze her eggs at age 37 and became pregnant with her twins a decade later, she recalled to Women’s Health in 2025.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026
In one large study using national data from nearly 50,000 women who froze their eggs, fewer than 3 percent returned to use them during the study period.
From Slate ● Aug. 29, 2026
Soon after being sworn in, he froze research funding at some universities and demanded changes in faculty and curriculum.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
Both of them froze with their mouths hanging open.
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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