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or coldblood being offspring produced by parents of different races, breeds, species, or genera he may not be as fancy as the other horses they own, but that cold-blooded gelding is safe and gentle

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Recent Examples of cold-blooded Naked mole rats – a social, subterranean cold-blooded mammal that looks like a hot dog with teeth – generate fevers in response to infection, despite their unusual physiology. Harry Bernheim, The Conversation, 23 May 2025 And a committed Marxist's cold-blooded murder of two Israeli embassy staffers in Washington, D.C. Wednesday night was the natural and inevitable consequence of a conscientious, years-long campaign to dehumanize Jews and otherize all supporters of the world's only Jewish state. Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025 Prosecutors described the killings as cold-blooded and financially-motivated. Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 14 May 2025 Now, decades later, the officer's cold-blooded execution is spurring new calls for justice. Eric Shawn, FOXNews.com, 3 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for cold-blooded
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Adjective
  • As a member of a crew that robs banks, Mr. Blonde is the most ruthless.
    James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 July 2025
  • President Donald Trump has mounted a ruthless onslaught on the checks and balances established in the Constitution.
    Steve Chapman, Chicago Tribune, 2 July 2025
Adjective
  • Stock tip: Migrate to icier territories… Aston Villa 6/1 Last five results: WLWWW A two-goal deficit to overcome in the Champions League quarter-final return leg against Paris Saint-Germain next week likely spells the end of Villa’s European aspirations.
    Brett Koremenos, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
  • The relationship between Ye and Cole has been icy for some time.
    Michael Saponara, Billboard, 2 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Guthrie, her fiancé, took to casually goading Loeb about how Twysden now spurned him, while Loeb accepted the insults with a stoic passivity, mooning over Twysden, the others felt, like a lovesick puppy.
    Tony Perrottet, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 June 2025
  • His Superman is also very passionate and vocal, breaking from the traditionally stoic hero.
    EW.com, EW.com, 28 June 2025
Adjective
  • Jeff Rueter: The opening weekend gave a mixed first impression, with some stale atmospheres and Bayern’s 10-0 pasting of poor Auckland City giving little reason for neutrals to buy into the tournament.
    The Athletic Staff, New York Times, 28 June 2025
  • Given the affordable housing crisis, Vienna’s social housing model has been given enormous media exposure and has been studied by numerous advocacy groups with mixed views.
    Jan Goldsmith, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 June 2025
Adjective
  • While Charlie Brown played things safe, Snoopy lived an exuberant life in his imagination, casting himself as a frustrated novelist, gleeful dancer, merciless attorney and even a prolific flying ace in a World War I Sopwith Camel.
    Chris Carra, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 June 2025
  • Players have openly voiced their struggles with its deep rough, lightning-fast greens, and merciless bunkers.
    Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 June 2025
Adjective
  • Strategic commenting can lead to five-figure contracts without cold pitching.
    Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
  • First, a quick refresher on freezing: The super cold temp—freezers should be set to zero degrees Fahrenheit or lower—stalls the growth of bacteria and other organisms.
    Caroline Tien, SELF, 1 July 2025
Adjective
  • The boat capsized just before 3 p.m., tossing all ten occupants into the frigid waters of Lake Tahoe.
    Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 27 June 2025
  • Preservation tools and techniques Surviving the area’s elements, particularly the long and frigid winters, is easier said than done, though.
    Paul Nicolaus, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 June 2025
Adjective
  • The numbers themselves are surprisingly difficult to correlate, as some studies count only fully-remote workers, others track the jobs themselves, and others include hybrid positions.
    Amy Lindgren, Twin Cities, 28 June 2025
  • Yang said the hybrid ants have become the explorers and front guard for the fire ant invasion into colder and more northerly areas, becoming the dominant fire ant species in the upper elevations of Tennessee, Georgia, North Carolina and Virginia.
    Gareth McGrath, USA Today, 28 June 2025

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