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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  • That is especially true for remote communities that must have their fuel flown in or delivered by barge before the rivers ice over.
    — Becky Bohrer, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Paris Hilton iced herself in crystals from head to toe while making an appearance at the 2026 VMAs on September 27.
    — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of ice
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  • As a result of the layoffs and mass cancellation of contracts in early 2025, millions of NIH websites have been effectively frozen for nearly 18 months.
    — Megan Molteni, STAT, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Cuts are planned to come, in part, from freezing wages for public sector workers like teachers.
    — Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of freeze
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  • 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
  • Our family hosts a gingerbread-making competition every year, but the prospect of a buildable version without frosting and gumdrops all over my house sounds appealing.
    — Chaunie Brusie, Parents, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of frost
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  • Just as the weather begins to cool in Kansas City, Pitbull and Lil Jon helped folks enjoy some summer fun one more time.
    — Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 4 Oct. 2026
  • As temperatures stay seasonally high on Sunday, the festival will continue offering water bottle refilling stations and cooling areas for fans across Discovery Park.
    — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 4 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 10 Oct. 2026.

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