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.