How to Use freeze-dry in a Sentence

freeze-dry

verb
  • Cheryl hired a woman to do the freeze-drying, paying hundreds of dollars.
    Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 15 Apr. 2026
  • The process involves placing the flowers in a freeze-drying machine to remove water.
    Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Pet food covered by the legislation includes kibble, wet food, and fresh, frozen, and freeze-dried options.
    Christopher Edwards, PEOPLE, 4 May 2026
  • The brew is concentrated and dried into coffee crystals through freeze-drying or spray-drying.
    Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 21 Aug. 2025
  • In fact the entire secretome is lyophilized, or freeze-dried, to be reconstituted at the medical provider’s office.
    Jessica Ourisman, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025

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