thawed

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The spat led to a legal showdown with the Pentagon -- although the tensions have since thawed somewhat.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

But feelings soon thawed and the two great TV interpreters of animal behaviour eventually became friends.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

Relations thawed with a Jan. 7 phone call between the leaders, in which they agreed to meet in person.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2026

Grocery stores and restaurants had to close as food thawed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 25, 2025

The packed snow creaked underfoot, and everywhere I could hear a musical trickle and drip as the noon sun thawed icicles and snow crusts that would glaze again before nightfall.

From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath