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Freezing rain turns to ice on contact, sleet falls as hard ice pellets, and graupel looks like soft Styrofoam-like balls.
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Mary Wasson, Austin American Statesman, 24 Jan. 2026
Each pad is soaked in a silky, essence-y formula that plumps on contact with humectants like glycerin, hydroxyethyl urea, and betaine.
—Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 23 Jan. 2026
This is super-cooled rain that freezes on contact with any surface at freezing or below.
—Michael Autovino, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
Their work lives or dies on contact with the real world.
—Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 7 Jan. 2026
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Mary Wasson, Austin American Statesman, 24 Jan. 2026
Each pad is soaked in a silky, essence-y formula that plumps on contact with humectants like glycerin, hydroxyethyl urea, and betaine.
—Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 23 Jan. 2026
This is super-cooled rain that freezes on contact with any surface at freezing or below.
—Michael Autovino, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
Their work lives or dies on contact with the real world.
—Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 7 Jan. 2026
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“On contact.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20contact. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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