cold-wa·ter
: having only running water without heat or utility services provided
a cold-water flat
: depreciation of something as being ill-advised, unwarranted, or worthless
threw cold water on our hopes
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Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 May 2025
Experts suggest that people trying cold-water immersion start small.
—Maggie O'Neill, Health, 8 Feb. 2025
David Catanese, Miami Herald, 8 May 2025
The researchers solved this problem by conducting simulated dives, during which participants held their breath while submerging their faces in cold water.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 7 May 2025
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Adjective
Following the exercise, each woman was randomly assigned to either cold-water immersion, hot-water immersion or no immersion at all.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 May 2025
Experts suggest that people trying cold-water immersion start small.
—Maggie O'Neill, Health, 8 Feb. 2025
Noun
But Bondi poured cold water on that theory, explaining that time — not a conspiracy — was the reason the files have yet to see the light of day.
—David Catanese, Miami Herald, 8 May 2025
The researchers solved this problem by conducting simulated dives, during which participants held their breath while submerging their faces in cold water.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 7 May 2025
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“Cold-water.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cold-water. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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