cryogenic

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Recent Examples of cryogenic Also featured in the teaser is the return of Jensen Ackles‘ Soldier Boy, now in a cryogenic state, as well as the debut of Jared Padalecki‘s undisclosed character, marking a Supernatural reunion with the shows’ mutual creator Eric Kripke. Glenn Garner, Deadline, 6 Dec. 2025 The temperature, however, felt a little too cryogenic, perhaps as revenge for the sweltering summer Italy was enduring. Antonia Mortensen, CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2025 Engines fueled by cryogenic liquids such as oxygen and hydrogen have negligible effects on ozone, yet their complexity keeps them rare – used in only about 6% of launches today. New Atlas, 25 Oct. 2025 Among other things, research hardware aboard the Cygnus XL spacecraft will study the production of semiconductor crystals in microgravity and demonstrate a new way to keep cryogenic propellants properly conditioned during long-duration spaceflight. Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 18 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cryogenic
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Adjective
  • More than 1 million households in southeastern Zaporizhzhia and Dnipropetrovsk lost electricity as subzero temperatures spread across the country.
    Katya Soldak, Forbes.com, 9 Jan. 2026
  • The actor, Finn Bennett, in his mid-20s, was thrown off during an outdoor night shoot in subzero temperatures: There was an issue with the lighting.
    Daniel D'Addario, Variety, 7 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • There's one big issue with quantum computers though: most qubits need to be kept at ultracold temperatures just above absolute zero in order to function correctly.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 28 Nov. 2025
  • There, the trio tinkered with ultracold electronics to show that unruly quantum effects could be made macroscopic and controlled.
    Dan Garisto, Scientific American, 7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The problem will be Tuesday night when temperatures drop below freezing and re-freezing occurs.
    Michael Autovino, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Despite freezing temperatures, hundreds of demonstrators took to the streets in the days following Pretti’s death, intensifying a standoff between Minnesota officials, federal agents, and activists opposed to the administration’s immigration crackdown.
    Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 26 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • After an unusually warm start to winter, a strong cold front from an arctic blast began sweeping through Texas Thursday and is bringing snow to some areas.
    Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Houston’s snowiest winter days have generally occurred after the passage of a strong cold front that deliver a blast of arctic air.
    Justin Ballard, Houston Chronicle, 2 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • Moscow has also sought to boost its military presence in the polar region, home to its Northern Fleet and a site where the Soviet Union tested nuclear weapons.
    Danica Kirka, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Josue Pasillas, the city’s assistant public relations director, said 400 people preregistered for the polar plunge and the other 215 came Thursday to join the effort.
    Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 5 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • Viewer photos show empty shelves at Walmart and Target locations as shoppers plan for meals that don't require power, stock up on food for their kids, and prepare to avoid icy roads altogether.
    Nicole Nielsen, CBS News, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Thousands of crashes and hundreds of fatalities happen each year on snowy or icy pavement.
    Jesse Pines, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • Her nurse scooped her up and ran to put her into a cold bath, and slowly the motions faded.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Ways to do that include cold showers, taking a nature walk, laughing, taking deep breaths, listening to something relaxing, or humming to yourself.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 28 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • Shooting on glaciers is a risky business, but Dosa and her team had glacial guides who knew when to pull them out for weather.
    Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Curving around the glistening, glacial Sarmiento Lake, an amphitheater of rooms gazes up at the Paine massif, with scenes constantly shifting depending on the time of day.
    Sarah Marshall, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026

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“Cryogenic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cryogenic. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.

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