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Recent Examples of cold-eyed Credit markets and ratings agencies—whose job is to be cold-eyed about risk—have registered that transformation: Moody’s upgraded the sovereign to Aa3 in Nov. 2024, S&P raised the Kingdom to A+ in March 2025, and Fitch affirmed A+ with a stable outlook in July 2025. Ali Shihabi, Time, 8 Sep. 2025 These were acts of opportunism by a cold-eyed pragmatist. James Verini, The New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2025 Acknowledging this is cold-eyed realism; humiliating and undercutting an ally, perhaps with worse to come in the form of a sweetheart deal for Moscow, is not. The Editors, National Review, 20 Feb. 2025 Photo: Butch Dill/Associated Press For a political class that likes to think of itself as a hardened cadre of cold-eyed realists, the leadership of the Republican Party has indulged in comically wishful thinking about the most consequential figure in recent political history. Gerard Baker, WSJ, 7 Aug. 2023 Better, these analysts argue, to approach the rivalry in realpolitik terms—as a cold-eyed contest over power—and leave values to the side. Hal Brands, Foreign Affairs, 16 Mar. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cold-eyed
Adjective
  • But in listening to separate end-of-season reflections from Tucker and Cubs president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer, both sides sound detached.
    Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • In the detached home market, there are 9,001 active listings year-to-date, according to the Denver Metro Association of Realtors’ monthly report.
    Sara B. Hansen, Denver Post, 10 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The combination of snow and strong winds is expected to reduce visibility, create slick and icy roads—particularly on bridges and overpasses—and potentially down trees or branches.
    Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
  • The composite image shows the nucleus or icy, rocky central core of 3I/ATLAS as a large and black dot, along with a white glow — the comet's coma, or atmosphere.
    Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Burns decided to take on the Revolution as his next project in the waning months of the Obama administration, a moment that may feel as distant from today as the war itself.
    Carlo Versano, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Our dream of going back to the moon and onto Mars and more distant worlds—not least to ensure our species’ survival before the sun flames out and engulfs most of the solar system—can be seen as just one more step in evolution’s long march.
    Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 22 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • But, frigid temperatures are likely to return in February, AccuWeather says.
    Cailey Gleeson, jsonline.com, 23 Oct. 2025
  • The Dallas win was immediately followed by losses to Baltimore and Buffalo and a playoff loss in frigid Kansas City.
    Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Take a break from basic vanilla and step into fall with a refreshing apple cold foam.
    Kylie Petty, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Pumpkin spice beverages and apple cider are popular fall drinks that can be enjoyed warm or cold.
    Heidi Moawad, Verywell Health, 21 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Another, who was familiar with Graeter’s commented that the creamery could do no wrong and suggested hot caramel to create the ultimate fall dessert for sitting by a fire on a chilly night.
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Thurday and Friday are going to be chilly days with lows dipping into the 30s and freeze warning and a frost advisory in place in Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky.
    Cheryl Vari, Cincinnati Enquirer, 23 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • And someone who is a great listener, respectful, caring, chilled out, someone who supports my dreams – and is cool with my chaos!
    Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Traditionally, potatoes sprout in cool weather in late winter or spring.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 26 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Grass blades are more fragile and brittle in the cold.
    Lauren David, Southern Living, 19 Oct. 2025
  • The brittle cornerstone of a decades-old player-development system suddenly crumbled, bringing the rest of the city game down with it.
    Luke Cyphers, Sportico.com, 17 Oct. 2025

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“Cold-eyed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cold-eyed. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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