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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 Prosecutors claimed the brothers carried out a cold-blooded, premeditated scheme to inherit their parents’ money. Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 22 Aug. 2025 The kiss became a key piece of a prosecutorial propaganda campaign, giddily inflamed by the tabloid media, that framed Knox as a perverse, cold-blooded killer. Judy Berman, Time, 20 Aug. 2025 Warm-blooded species tend to have to maintain certain metabolic processes in order to survive, so in some ways being cold-blooded would make a lot more sense for the Alien. Richard Edwards, Space.com, 12 Aug. 2025 The only thing that can make our favorite murder clown happier than Stu becoming a cold-blooded killer is the sight of his old friends, John and Quiet. Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 7 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cold-blooded
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Adjective
  • Those hoping to snatch a home in this busy period faced limited options on the market, as the country’s developers had chronically underbuilt compared to demand in the years following the subprime mortgage crisis, leading to ruthless bidding wars and climbing home values.
    Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Hedda orchestrates a ruthless game of manipulation, where lust, jealousy and betrayal collide.
    Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 21 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
  • The comment is a nod to the stoic—or perhaps desensitized—demeanor of younger travelers in the face of stressors that rattle many.
    Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Successful in disputing Dunbar’s religious exception status are true and deep, Disney’s 20th TV Friday were almost stoic in their victory.
    Dominic Patten, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • City code allows for retail cannabis operations within the city’s commercial, agricultural, business and mixed-use districts, but an interim-use permit must be obtained for zoning compliance, Chaika said.
    Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Overmixing Biscuit dough should be gently mixed and folded to keep the layers light and fluffy.
    Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 26 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Just clean, merciless, fundamental football.
    Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Chat members were merciless in their rhetoric against fellow Young Republicans in competing factions of the organization.
    Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 15 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
  • 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
  • Moscow has been accused of hybrid warfare measures in the region; German media outlet Kieler Nachrichten reported Thursday that the Russian amphibious Ropucha-class landing ship Aleksandr Shabalin anchored off the German coast and blocked a key shipping route between the Baltic and the North Seas.
    Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Forward-thinking organizations are already experimenting with hybrid team structures, creating new roles like Agent Bosses and redefining performance metrics to account for human-AI collaboration.
    Swami Chandrasekaran, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2025

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