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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
  • Their methods—ruthless melodic math, brazenly artificial production, and an odd soft spot for reggae rhythms—helped define the world-conquering sound of Britney Spears and Backstreet Boys.
    Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 3 Oct. 2025
  • To play someone whose world is so beautiful on the surface but whose secrets are ruthless has been an exhilarating challenge.
    Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The icy landscape of the Arctic has transformed much faster than expected, as humans burn fossil fuels and heat the planet.
    Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The probe, which launched in 1997, spent years studying Saturn's icy moons before it was deliberately plunged into Saturn in 2017, ending its mission.
    Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Schauffele, the stoic American leader, calmly clapped out of respect.
    Brody Miller, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
  • The most devastating moments come when the anguished player gives way to the smiling father and the stoic partner.
    Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The election will fill 210 parliamentary seats under a mixed system in which two-thirds of lawmakers are elected by local bodies and one-third appointed directly by the president.
    Eyad Kourdi, CNN Money, 5 Oct. 2025
  • The move has garnered mixed reactions on social media.
    Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 5 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The novel intertwines present-day events with painful memories of the lives of her parents, who tried to protect their love from war, jealousy, and the cruelty of the merciless Soviet government.
    Nelly Klos September 29, Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
  • In the present day, Lockjaw reenters Bob and Willa’s lives with merciless force, deploying troops from his immigration taskforce on Baktan Cross, the sanctuary city where Bob and Willa have been laying low in the 16 years since Pat became Bob and baby Charlene, Willa, as the two went on the lam.
    Rory Doherty, Time, 26 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • This is when the weather in most places is nicest—not too cold, but not yet hot and humid.
    Kristin Braswell, AFAR Media, 7 Oct. 2025
  • But actually, simply cold emailing employers isn’t a bad way to stand out.
    Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Strickland is acutely aware of how she's been swept up in the investigation — and the ongoing online chatter about the case — because of their fight the night that Trussell walked, alone, into the frigid darkness and then died.
    Brian Brant, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
  • The frigid temperatures are expected overnight on Wednesday into Thursday morning.
    Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The Toyota plant in Kentucky makes the popular RAV4 Hybrid, the Camry, which went exclusively hybrid with the 2025 model year, and the luxury Lexus ES 350 and 300h.
    Olivia Evans, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Automated wing deployment takes only about three minutes, and its hybrid propulsion design means owners can use either premium autogas or aviation fuel.
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2025

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“Cold-blooded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cold-blooded. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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