1
a
: treated, affected, or crusted over by freezing
b
: subject to long and severe cold
the frozen north
2
a
: incapable of being changed, moved, or undone : fixed
specifically
: debarred by official action from movement or from change in status
frozen wages
b
: not available for present use
frozen capital
c(1)
: drained or incapable of emotion
(2)
: expressing or characterized by cold unfriendliness
frozenly
adverb
Synonyms
Examples of frozen in a Sentence
the car door was frozen ever since an accident had damaged the hinge
pay rates will remain frozen until the company does better financially
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The issues have taken on new urgency after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022 and the Alabama supreme court ruled in February that frozen embryos have the legal rights of children.
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Rebecca Schneid, TIME, 7 Aug. 2024
If frozen embryos are unborn children, then discarding them is first-degree murder.
—Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 7 Aug. 2024
According to state police, the tractor-trailer was carrying frozen fruit.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 6 Aug. 2024
Age is a big factor — the younger someone is, the greater their odds of their frozen eggs or embryos leading to a successful pregnancy, adding a time crunch to this decision.
—Mimi Montgomery, Axios, 4 Aug. 2024
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Rebecca Schneid, TIME, 7 Aug. 2024
If frozen embryos are unborn children, then discarding them is first-degree murder.
—Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 7 Aug. 2024
According to state police, the tractor-trailer was carrying frozen fruit.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 6 Aug. 2024
Age is a big factor — the younger someone is, the greater their odds of their frozen eggs or embryos leading to a successful pregnancy, adding a time crunch to this decision.
—Mimi Montgomery, Axios, 4 Aug. 2024
See all Example Sentences for frozen
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“Frozen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/frozen. Accessed 18 Aug. 2024.
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