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Recent Examples of cryogenic
No one was hurt in the incident, which occurred as the Starship spacecraft was standing alone on the test stand being filled with cryogenic propellants for an engine test-firing before being mounted on top of the rocket booster.
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Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025
After five seasons on that network, the show spent another 10 years in the cryogenic chamber before coming back to life on Hulu.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 21 Aug. 2025
In space, the crew of the Maginot (whose name forebodingly references France’s expensive but futile World War II Nazi defense) awakens from years of cryogenic slumber in preparation for a return to Earth.
—Judy Berman, Time, 5 Aug. 2025
The change of states in tantalum disulfide by the use of temperature only is important because laser technologies are more expensive and harder to embed in electronics than non-cryogenic cooling techniques, says De la Torre.
—Meghie Rodrigues, IEEE Spectrum, 23 July 2025
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Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025
After five seasons on that network, the show spent another 10 years in the cryogenic chamber before coming back to life on Hulu.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 21 Aug. 2025
In space, the crew of the Maginot (whose name forebodingly references France’s expensive but futile World War II Nazi defense) awakens from years of cryogenic slumber in preparation for a return to Earth.
—Judy Berman, Time, 5 Aug. 2025
The change of states in tantalum disulfide by the use of temperature only is important because laser technologies are more expensive and harder to embed in electronics than non-cryogenic cooling techniques, says De la Torre.
—Meghie Rodrigues, IEEE Spectrum, 23 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cryogenic
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Drifting With the Ice In subzero temperatures, under the dark of polar night, nearly 100 people drifted on a piece of ice for close to a year.—
Yasemin Saplakoglu,
Quanta Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
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In what’s been called a risky, daring, and heroic mission, a Royal New Zealand Air Force crew flew 2,400 miles in 20 hours in subzero temperatures and total polar darkness to evacuate three American scientists at the McMurdo research station in Antarctica on Aug. 5.—
George Petras,
USA Today,
9 Aug. 2025
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The achievement allows particles to be studied in significantly ‘purer’ quantum states without requiring ultracold temperatures.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Aug. 2025
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The biggest challenge is that the property was observed at ultracold temperatures of about 60 kelvins (-351 °F/-213 °C).—
Abhimanyu Ghoshal,
New Atlas,
13 June 2025
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But even in that mode, the rover must balance battery conservation against subfreezing temperatures.—
Niraj Chokshi,
New York Times,
13 June 2018
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Residents in the northeast are bracing for a drop in temperatures after the National Weather Service (NWS) issued multiple freeze warnings and frost advisories spanning from northern Pennsylvania to Maine, with sub-freezing temperatures possible for parts of New Hampshire and New York.—
Joe Edwards,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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Kentucky typically experiences its first freezing temperatures from mid-October to early November.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
26 Sep. 2025
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Areas as far south as Florida may experience arctic weather as a result.—
Jade Jackson,
IndyStar,
25 Sep. 2025
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One of these is that the entire arctic region experiences six months of daylight and six months of darkness.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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The other two big names appear to represent the two polar extremes possible for each remaining young player.—
Alex Kirschenbaum,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
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Insulated with a microfleece lining and a polar fleece exterior, these cozy slippers are the key to easing into your journey while still keeping your feet covered for the benefit of your neighbors.—
Merrell Readman,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Sep. 2025
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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
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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
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The season drew heavy criticism for its glacial pace and incoherent plotting, generating more Reddit theories than actual scares and leaving viewers more haunted by what could have been.—
James Mercadante,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Oct. 2025
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But this mask, packed with glacial spring water and three forms of the skin’s important structural protein, is formulated to firm the skin with continued use.—
Justin Fenner,
Robb Report,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Cryogenic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cryogenic. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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