frozen over
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“The battlefield has clearly frozen over the last couple of months, and neither side is making a lot of progress,” a senior U.S. official told reporters Sunday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
Congress was out and the streets of D.C. were still frozen over with the “snowcrete” left from the recent snowstorm.
From Slate ● Mar. 10, 2026
Snow, sleet and occasional icy rains have frozen over to cover much of Berlin in thin slabs of ice, which hospitals report have led to a spike in falls and injuries.
From Barron's ● Feb. 5, 2026
These are a difficult-to-build Finnish nautical speciality the country uses to break through to ports frozen over in harsh Scandinavian winters, and which Trump has long had his eyes on.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2025
Herons will hunt and eat many things in winter, even though the ponds are frozen over.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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