cold storage
noun
1
: storage (as of food) in a cold place for preservation
2
: a condition of being held or continued without being acted on : abeyance
Examples of cold storage in a Sentence
food that has been taken out of cold storage
the president's domestic programs had been in cold storage while he attended to a string of international crises
Recent Examples on the Web
The new cold storage complex is expected to result in 200 new jobs.
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Miami Herald, 22 July 2025
Although the bacterium can contaminate many types of food, cheeses or deli meats that are kept in cold storage for long periods in stores or at home, are a place where Listeria can keep growing.
—Matthew Robinson, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 June 2025
With a growing number of platforms offering user-friendly tools for multi-signature cold storage, self-custody is no longer the exclusive domain of tech-savvy early adopters.
—Becca Bratcher, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
Although the bacterium can contaminate many types of food, cheeses or deli meats that are kept in cold storage for long periods in stores or at home are a place where listeria can keep growing.
—Matthew Robinson, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 July 2025
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Miami Herald, 22 July 2025
Although the bacterium can contaminate many types of food, cheeses or deli meats that are kept in cold storage for long periods in stores or at home, are a place where Listeria can keep growing.
—Matthew Robinson, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 June 2025
With a growing number of platforms offering user-friendly tools for multi-signature cold storage, self-custody is no longer the exclusive domain of tech-savvy early adopters.
—Becca Bratcher, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
Although the bacterium can contaminate many types of food, cheeses or deli meats that are kept in cold storage for long periods in stores or at home are a place where listeria can keep growing.
—Matthew Robinson, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 July 2025
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“Cold storage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cold%20storage. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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