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Recent Examples of coldly
Lili Reinhart’s coldly overbearing Apple (with lucious, flaming red hair) is their ringleader, Alexandra Shipp’s Fig is a science genius who lost her personality in a swirl of people pleasing, and Victoria Pedretti’s mentally fragile Cherry is Apple’s resident punching bag and fixer-upper project.
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Jada Yuan, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2026
Duvall possessed a Brando-like intensity in the Seventies, whether as the coldly strategic Tom Hagen in the Godfather pictures or as Frank Hackett, the soulless, hotheaded executive in Sidney Lumet’s bruising satire Network.
—Tim Grierson, Rolling Stone, 16 Feb. 2026
The pair felt that their competitive careers had been coldly cut short.
—Natasha O'Neill, Vanity Fair, 3 Feb. 2026
That focus on efficiency included a coldly logical approach to salary-cap management, and an update of the bruising defense that Belichick had pioneered with 49ers old rivals, the 1980s iteration of the New York Giants.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 28 Jan. 2026
Tatiana, a country girl, falls for our titular misanthrope and makes the foolish decision to write him a letter, only to be coldly rejected.
—Rachel Howard, San Francisco Chronicle, 24 Jan. 2026
His cabinet, meanwhile, conspires to remove their own children from any ballot, before coldly decreeing that kids from the worst performing schools should be sent away with the 456.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 5 Dec. 2025
Advertisement Everyone needs to remember that on the issue of Taiwan, China is unlikely to act coldly and rationally if it is pushed into a corner.
—Kerry Brown, Time, 28 Nov. 2025
In our coldly transphobic present, Clean Slate feels like a warm cup of matcha.
—Michael Cuby, Them., 17 Nov. 2025
Jada Yuan, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2026
Duvall possessed a Brando-like intensity in the Seventies, whether as the coldly strategic Tom Hagen in the Godfather pictures or as Frank Hackett, the soulless, hotheaded executive in Sidney Lumet’s bruising satire Network.
—Tim Grierson, Rolling Stone, 16 Feb. 2026
The pair felt that their competitive careers had been coldly cut short.
—Natasha O'Neill, Vanity Fair, 3 Feb. 2026
That focus on efficiency included a coldly logical approach to salary-cap management, and an update of the bruising defense that Belichick had pioneered with 49ers old rivals, the 1980s iteration of the New York Giants.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 28 Jan. 2026
Tatiana, a country girl, falls for our titular misanthrope and makes the foolish decision to write him a letter, only to be coldly rejected.
—Rachel Howard, San Francisco Chronicle, 24 Jan. 2026
His cabinet, meanwhile, conspires to remove their own children from any ballot, before coldly decreeing that kids from the worst performing schools should be sent away with the 456.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 5 Dec. 2025
Advertisement Everyone needs to remember that on the issue of Taiwan, China is unlikely to act coldly and rationally if it is pushed into a corner.
—Kerry Brown, Time, 28 Nov. 2025
In our coldly transphobic present, Clean Slate feels like a warm cup of matcha.
—Michael Cuby, Them., 17 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coldly
coolly
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Haley McCutcheon’s through ball allowed Banda to break through Seattle’s defense and coolly place it past Claudia Dickey for a goal in her first game back after missing the second half of 2025 due to an injury.—
Kyle Foley,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 Mar. 2026
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Two hours after the deadline swept past the Broncos’ building in Dove Valley, their then-22-year-old receiver at the center of the fanbase’s buzz sat at his locker, coolly pulling on his gear.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Coldly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coldly. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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