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For the winter-run Chinook — whose unique life cycle involves residing and spawning in freshwater through summer — the ice-cold McCloud was their stronghold.—Calmatters, Mercury News, 13 May 2025 Pool season is approaching fast, along with ice-cold sodas and boozy coconut drinks.—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 12 May 2025 Karen Grammer liked to dunk Oreos in ice-cold Coca-Cola until the cream filling hardened and the cookie softened.—Whitney Friedlander, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2025 In the bottom of the second inning Wednesday afternoon, on the last day of what had been a torturous opening month to the season,Max Muncy finally did the thing that had eluded him over an ice-cold start.—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for ice-cold
Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of ice-cold was
before the 12th century
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