air-condition

verb

Definition of air-conditionnext
as in to ice

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Recent Examples of air-condition On hot days, that wall can keep the indoor space air-conditioned. — Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2026 Carcassonne is very hot in summer (though the hotel is air-conditioned). — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Apr. 2026 Some restaurants, particularly in hotels, are air-conditioned to the point of being frigid, and temperatures drop at night. — Jamie Davis Smith, Travel + Leisure, 4 Apr. 2026 The air-condition, heating and electricity automatically turns off when the keycard is taken out of its slot, but to avoid this many leave one card in the slot when exiting the room. — Mattias Goldmann, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for air-condition
Recent Examples of Synonyms for air-condition
  1. ice
  2. freeze
  3. frost
  4. cool
  5. supercool
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  • The National Transportation Safety Board, which is leading the investigation, said the pilot told an air traffic controller about icing on the wings at 24,000 feet and asked to descend.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The Piper Malibu model has previously faced federal scrutiny over crashes involving icing conditions.
    — Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of ice
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  • Two Utah residents who hiked Mount Shasta in Northern California were rescued after they became stranded during a perilous 36-hour journey through freezing conditions.
    — Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026
  • In winter, some wetlands become more accessible as thick, spongelike layers of organic-rich peat freeze solid and become strong enough to support snow machines on their icy surfaces.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of freeze
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  • To frost the cake, dollop the buttercream onto the center of the cake and use a spoon or an offset spatula to spread the buttercream across the top of the cake.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The turquoise cake that Swift carried on stage was funfetti with salty vanilla buttercream, while the second cake was a gluten-free vanilla cake topped with marshmallow meringue frosting.
    — Alicia Urrea, Billboard, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of frost
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  • But once Bloys was confirmed as the new top boss of streaming for Skydance, the Bajaria speculation cooled off.
    — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Attendees can sample food from each participating restaurant, with craft beverages available to cool the flames.
    — Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of cool
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  • Chinese researchers have allegedly developed a new technique that can supercool liquid cooling medium to sub-zero levels in less than 30 seconds.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 1 Feb. 2026
  • Gizmodo reports that some whimsical scientists have supercooled their Lego bricks in order to test for heat tolerance.
    — Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 26 Dec. 2019
Definition of supercool

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“Air-condition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/air-condition. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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