QUICK-FREEZE Synonyms: 19 Similar and Opposite Words

quick-freeze

verb

Definition of quick-freeze

as in to freeze

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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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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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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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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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