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as in disaster
something that has failed
the get-acquainted meeting with his fiancée's parents turned out to be a complete frost
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as in to bug
to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts
it was the salesclerk's high-handed rudeness that really frosted me
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Recent Examples of frost
Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Mar. 2025
Along with the threat of wildfires, other parts of the country will experience frigid temperatures, with central Mississippi, nearly all of Alabama and most of Georgia under frost and freeze warnings on Friday.
—Kenton Gewecke, ABC News, 21 Mar. 2025
Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 2 Apr. 2025
The cream cheese frosting is the perfect finishing touch.
—Nellah Bailey McGough, Southern Living, 1 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Late frost and windy conditions often disrupt the bloom show.
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And of course it's finished off with a decadent cream cheese frosting.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for frost
Noun
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In temperatures below freezing, fog can actually deposit ice onto objects at or near the ground, called rime ice.—
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Waddington is notorious for its fickle weather—the peak is regularly hit by storms off the Pacific Ocean that freeze the summit in rime ice.—
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The disaster led to passage of the Federal Coal Mine and Safety Act, which in turn added the miners' surveillance program under the respiratory health division at NIOSH.—
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Last month, the EU Commission urged its 450 million citizens to stockpile enough food, water and essentials for 72 hours in the event of emergencies like cyberattacks, climate disasters, disease and also geopolitical conflicts.—
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Ema then asks the question that’s been bugging her—why hasn’t Leo’s body been found?—
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Ferrell bugs his eyes out and sighs a series of increasingly desperate spit-takes, but this project was probably doomed from the get-go.—
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But sometimes the crystals grow particularly large, forming hoar frost.—
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The hoar frost made the trees sparkle as though Earthquake Park were contained in a snow globe.—
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There is a relief bill awarding the child $20 million in state funds to address Florida’s failure to protect him.—
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Their failure to respond to the polite yet persistent demands of consumers convinced me that the only way to create meaningful change was through decisive action by our City Council.—
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Waltz now has a bunch of top officials, and their teams, who are annoyed at him for drawing bad publicity.—
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However, standing in the middle of a road to capture the Eiffel Tower in the background is not only unsafe but can also annoy locals.—
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The cave walls shimmer with hoarfrost, delicate ice filaments that resemble an intricate frozen lacework.—
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From a reading delivered in November in Richmond, Virginia. e began to figure it out on day eleven or twelve of the seven-day trip, the slate and obsidian waves rolling under our stern, the crispy hoarfrost of whitecap foam seeding in our beards, the wind spitting ice in our eyes.—
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Chicago Bears - Will Campbell, OL, LSU Will Campbell has fallen a bit due to his shorter arm length, but that likely won't bother Ben Johnson.—
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Because Congress never bothered to write a law to establish it.—
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“Frost.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frost. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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