effectively freeze

Frequency: 6.49.9 per million words

To stop the increase or progress of something in effect, if not officially.

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  • The government decided to effectively freeze all new construction projects.
  • Due to the economic downturn, many companies effectively froze hiring.
  • The unexpected budget cuts effectively froze the research department's funding.
  • To combat inflation, they will effectively freeze prices at current levels.
  • The company's assets were effectively frozen by the court order.
  • The political instability effectively froze any international investment.
  • We had to effectively freeze the development process until we got approval.
  • The ongoing crisis effectively froze all diplomatic negotiations.
  • The central bank's actions effectively froze the flow of credit.
  • They will effectively freeze wages for the next fiscal year.