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Recent Examples of frigid The crunch of Casper’s tires on the road; my low-key vigilance about him veering into the frigid river below. Chris Colin, AFAR Media, 31 Jan. 2025 Ryan O'Hara's parents watched on television as their son's body was recovered from wreckage submerged in the frigid Potomac River and transferred to a hearse. Michael Kaplan, CBS News, 31 Jan. 2025 The aircraft went down in the frigid Potomac River, breaking into multiple pieces. Julia Reinstein, ABC News, 30 Jan. 2025 President Donald Trump on Thursday sought to cast blame for what caused a passenger flight from Wichita to crash into an Army Black Hawk helicopter over Washington Wednesday night, leaving no apparent survivors as both aircraft plummeted into the frigid Potomac River. Daniel Desrochers, Kansas City Star, 30 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for frigid 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for frigid
Adjective
  • Her makeup, too, was equally icy, with a metallic silvery-white shadow brushed under her brow as a highlight and dramatic black eyeliner winged all the way out to the outer corner of her brows, plus a pair of light blue-gray contacts enhanced by majorly fluttery, lush lashes.
    Kara Nesvig, Allure, 9 Dec. 2024
  • White cautioned those traveling north of Indianapolis this weekend, however, should be mindful of potentially snowier, icier road conditions.
    Christopher Cann, The Indianapolis Star, 27 Nov. 2024
Adjective
  • On a rare chilly Friday in South Florida, Jake Berger and his family traveled from frigid Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, to Miami for a cruise vacation.
    Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 31 Jan. 2025
  • Monday will remain chilly with periods of rain, as daytime temperatures reach 43 before falling to 30 overnight.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • But Posey’s first significant trade as president of baseball operations required a bit of a cold touch.
    Andrew Baggarly, The Athletic, 30 Jan. 2025
  • Humpback whales have been known to swim 5,000 miles from tropical grounds to colder grounds for more productive feedings and usually eat small fish, straining huge amounts of water on their baleen plates, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
    Paloma Chavez, Sacramento Bee, 29 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Wadman isn’t the only individual whose death is suspected to have been linked to the recent freezing cold temperatures that have hit the Midwest.
    Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 26 Jan. 2025
  • An Arctic polar vortex has brought freezing temperatures and frigid winds to millions across the country this winter.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 25 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Also, this is a TikTok of the chillest January 6 get-together.
    Makena Kelly, WIRED, 9 Jan. 2025
  • Yet despite all of his achievements, Jones comes off as supremely chill, undeniably cool, and at his essence, a man who loved his family.
    Debby Wolfinsohn, EW.com, 11 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Health inspectors found a carton of cigarettes on top of a cooler next to a walk-in freezer.
    Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 31 Jan. 2025
  • Intermountain: Idaho, Nevada, Utah, parts of Colorado, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming and New Mexico Temperatures will be warmer than normal in April (4 degrees Fahrenheit above average), but cooler than normal in May (3 degrees Fahrenheit below average).
    Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025

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“Frigid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frigid. Accessed 7 Feb. 2025.

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