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Recent Examples of cold feet
So don’t get cold feet now, coach.
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Troy Renck, Denver Post, 6 Sep. 2025
Usually, buyers get cold feet because their financial situations change.
—Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2025
The outlet says the scene alone is causing some theater chains across America to get cold feet over releasing the unrated Toxic Avenger.
—EW.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Phoenix initially brought the project to Haynes and developed it with the filmmaker before getting cold feet.
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2025
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Troy Renck, Denver Post, 6 Sep. 2025
Usually, buyers get cold feet because their financial situations change.
—Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2025
The outlet says the scene alone is causing some theater chains across America to get cold feet over releasing the unrated Toxic Avenger.
—EW.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Phoenix initially brought the project to Haynes and developed it with the filmmaker before getting cold feet.
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cold feet
Noun
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Scientists are reshaping quantum uncertainty to sidestep the restriction imposed by the famous Heisenberg uncertainty principle.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Sep. 2025
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That approach breaks with decades of precedent, when shutdowns were disruptive but temporary, and has injected new uncertainty into an already tense standoff.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The Red Wings are still missing a no-doubt elite force.—
The Athletic NHL,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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Adding doubt and fear only increases the burden.—
Joe Kozlowski,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Sure, this quiet drama is spiked by a certain amount of suspense over whether the family at its center will get caught.—
Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Sep. 2025
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Does ‘107 Days’ read ‘like a suspense novel’?—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
23 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In this case, there’s that feeling of dread.—
Josh Weiss,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Yeah, there’s just a dread, isn’t there?—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Democratic angst following the loss to Trump last year has contributed to the trend in at least five races that could determine the majority, from core battlegrounds like Michigan and Maine to long-shot targets like Iowa and Texas.—
Christian Orozco,
NBC news,
25 Sep. 2025
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Nathan, now played by Jojo Rabbit's Roman Griffin Davis, isn't letting the end times get in the way of his teenage angst.—
Mike Miller,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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This time, Scott had a less metaphysical explanation for his torment.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
13 Sep. 2025
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Others spoke about becoming stronger people despite years of torment by both close associates and online strangers.—
Alex Riggins,
Mercury News,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In the immediate aftermath of a killing with obvious political resonance, there is a period of nervous foreboding, as the public waits for news of the perpetrator’s identity and for any hints of what might have motivated the terrible act, and braces for the recriminations to come.—
Benjamin Wallace-Wells,
New Yorker,
11 Sep. 2025
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But a sense of foreboding about the future of the business has begun to infuse even certain corners of this typically uncynical group.—
Katie Kilkenny,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Sanders, his son Sheuder and Travis Hunter stunned the country with a 45-42 upset of TCU after the Horned Frogs had just played in the 2022 national championship game.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 Sep. 2025
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There were only two upsets this week, with Indiana thrashing Illinois 63-10 and Texas Tech knocking off Utah 34-10.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
21 Sep. 2025
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