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as in freezing
having a low or subnormal temperature
the cold climate of the Yukon an unusually cold spring that was followed by a sweltering summer
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as in icy
lacking in friendliness or warmth of feeling
the prisoners got only a cold stare when they tried to befriend the guard
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as in distant
having or showing a lack of friendliness or interest in others
received a cold reception from the hostess
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as in unconscious
having lost consciousness
the boxer was out cold for a few minutes
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as in dark
causing or marked by an atmosphere lacking in cheer
the couple practiced a cold civility with each other, but they hadn't had a heart-to-heart talk in years
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as in fallen
no longer living
paramedics tried to revive him, but he was already cold
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as in freeze
a weather condition marked by low temperatures
the cold will stay with us for another day, then temperatures should rise
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as in plain
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cold weather
cold climates
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Recent Examples of cold
Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024
Enter: the puffer jacket, a cold weather staple that comes in many stylish and warm iterations.
—Esme Benjamin, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
Korin Miller, SELF, 23 Oct. 2024
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The Causes of Bronchitis
Acute bronchitis is primarily caused by viruses, like those that typically cause the flu, colds, or COVID-19.
—Jake Parks, Discover Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024
Adrienne Vogt, CNN, 3 May 2023
First detected in the stream after the stream mouth emerged from glacial ice were larvae of chironomids, cold-loving midges.
—Lesley Evans Ogden, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Apr. 2023
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Krieps, playing Jill possessed by Elizabeth, gets slighter colder, more rigid, and more awkward.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024
Enter: the puffer jacket, a cold weather staple that comes in many stylish and warm iterations.
—Esme Benjamin, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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For healthy adults, RSV often feels like a run-of-the-mill cold (annoying, but not dangerous).
—Korin Miller, SELF, 23 Oct. 2024
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The Causes of Bronchitis
Acute bronchitis is primarily caused by viruses, like those that typically cause the flu, colds, or COVID-19.
—Jake Parks, Discover Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024
Adverb
Initial leads running cold over the weekend with over 200 officers working the case.
—Adrienne Vogt, CNN, 3 May 2023
First detected in the stream after the stream mouth emerged from glacial ice were larvae of chironomids, cold-loving midges.
—Lesley Evans Ogden, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Apr. 2023
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Fixture Rearrangement But most MLS markets more hospitable to playing through some of the winter than Denmark. Of MLS’ 30 clubs next season, only 16 play in environments where the average low temperatures are freezing or below in January.Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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Avoid late season pruning and fertilizer applications, which promote new growth that will not have time to harden off before freezing temperatures arrive.Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2024
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Pan said after his race on Wednesday that American and Australian swimmers had been icy toward him.Jennifer Jett, NBC News, 2 Aug. 2024
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The combination of human pressures and an icier coast may have eventually driven blue whales offshore.Andrew Chapman, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 May 2024
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And for those who were curious about the fact that the actor and the author share a last name, yes — the late writer is a distant relative.Max Gao, NBC News, 5 Nov. 2024
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The decision fell to the House of Representatives, where a string of backroom machinations made John Quincy Adams president and distant runner-up Henry Clay the Secretary of State.Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2024
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Mercury in Sagittarius is igniting your 12th house of closure, healing and unconscious patterns, pushing you to do some serious soul-searching.Valerie Mesa, People.com, 2 Nov. 2024
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Foster this by offering regular training on unconscious bias and media ethics, as well as establishing ongoing feedback loops that give employees a voice.Kristelle Beecher, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
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Black eyes, dark hair, Han is blocking the exit, standing with his hands on his hips, like a big fat X.Suzanne Seggerman, Curbed, 14 Nov. 2024
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Sean getting beaten up at the end of the last episode was a dark moment, but Shrinking never lets a story stay serious for very long.Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
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The freeze lasted until the early 1990s, when Strassman managed to jump through the heap of regulatory hoops to carry out legal DMT research at the University of New Mexico, making DMT the origin of today’s revival in psychedelic science.Oshan Jarow, Vox, 4 Nov. 2024
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Reports suggest that Reeves could extend the freeze on personal income tax thresholds introduced by the former Conservative government.Karen Gilchrist, CNBC, 28 Oct. 2024
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Without further ado, here are the 49 most consequential, competitive and/or just plain interesting ballot measures of 2024.Nathaniel Rakich, ABC News, 4 Nov. 2024
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Usually, the card comes in a plain white envelope from Department of Health and Human Services.Diane Omdahl, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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The story had begun almost a decade earlier when, one chilly winter's day in 1946, Prince Max von Hohenlohe fired up his charcoal-burning Rolls-Royce Phantom and drove south from a 90-room palace just outside Madrid.Nick Foulkes, theweek, 7 Nov. 2024
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New bowls for chilly season include osso bucco ravioli, tortellini in brodo, and cheesy baked polenta with mushroom ragu.Anna Spiegel, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Cold.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cold. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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