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Fans of the original 2006 film will know that Streep’s ice-cold magazine boss, Miranda Priestly, is loosely based on Wintour, who was editor-in-chief of American Vogue from 1988 to 2025.—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 7 Apr. 2026 Due to an ice-cold offensive performance in the desert, Texas women's basketball closed out its season Friday night with a loss in the Final Four for the second straight year.—Danny Davis, Austin American Statesman, 3 Apr. 2026 So many Chicago White Sox fans are already up in arms over the team’s ice-cold start, which got even colder Wednesday after a 10-0 loss in Miami.—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2026 For an easy way to stay hydrated with ice-cold water, don’t miss out on the Owala FreeSip Water Bottle.—Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE, 31 Mar. 2026 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