AIR-CONDITIONING Synonyms: 19 Similar and Opposite Words

air-conditioning

verb

present participle of air-condition

as in freezing

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Use the free monitoring being offered and consider freezing your credit.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026
The curbs include freezing any assets the officials might have in China; denial of visas and entry into China; prohibiting any Chinese individuals and organizations from cooperating with them.

— ABC News, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of freezing

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If not the margin of error, this could be down to thermal management, as the XPS Googlebook is the smallest and lightest of the lineup, leaving less room for cooling hardware and heat dissipation than the HP model.

— Joe Osborne, PC Magazine, 16 Oct. 2026
Hot flashes and night sweats are common symptoms of menopause that can become life threatening during extreme heat events and when cooling, hydration and hormone therapy are limited or unavailable.

— Jaquelyn Jahn, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of cooling

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Allow to cool in the pan for 20 minutes, then turn the cake out onto a plate or a wire rack and reinvert onto the wire rack to cool completely before frosting, about 90 minutes.

— 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 frosting

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Leaving Leftovers Out Too Long One of the most common food safety mistakes is letting leftovers sit on the counter for too long before refrigerating them.

— Sarah Jividen, Verywell Health, 3 Sep. 2026
Experts say consumers can stay safe from outbreaks by keeping up with food recalls, washing produce well, refrigerating produce properly, and monitoring symptoms linked to foodborne illnesses.

— Rebecca Schneid, Time, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of refrigerating

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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 icing

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