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as in icy
having a low or subnormal temperature
a frosty autumn that was a sign of the brutal winter that followed
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as in distant
having or showing a lack of friendliness or interest in others
her response was frosty enough to tell me she didn't appreciate the question
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as in chilly
lacking in friendliness or warmth of feeling
she gave the telemarketer on the phone a frosty "No, thank you" and hung up
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Recent Examples of frosty
Relations have been frosty between the Wu administration and the Kraft Group in recent months.
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Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 5 Apr. 2025
Her monochromatic makeup focused on warm brown tones, with deep eye shadow and liner, and frosty lips with a darker, contrasting border.
—Marci Robin, Allure, 14 Apr. 2025
Presumably, Christmas dinner was a little frostier that year.
—Nick Miller, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
The frosty event has become a beloved winter tradition in Breckenridge, which has been hosting the competition for decades.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Jan. 2025
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Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 5 Apr. 2025
Her monochromatic makeup focused on warm brown tones, with deep eye shadow and liner, and frosty lips with a darker, contrasting border.
—Marci Robin, Allure, 14 Apr. 2025
Presumably, Christmas dinner was a little frostier that year.
—Nick Miller, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
The frosty event has become a beloved winter tradition in Breckenridge, which has been hosting the competition for decades.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for frosty
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Stock tip: Migrate to icier territories… Aston Villa 6/1 Last five results: WLWWW A two-goal deficit to overcome in the Champions League quarter-final return leg against Paris Saint-Germain next week likely spells the end of Villa’s European aspirations.—
Brett Koremenos,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
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The relationship between Ye and Cole has been icy for some time.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
2 Apr. 2025
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Dan, who secured 20.89% in the first round, was a distant second.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
19 May 2025
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Its Dragonfly mission will launch in July 2028 atop a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket and reach the distant moon in 2034.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2025
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Mornings can be chilly, afternoons can be warm, and cave tours can be downright cold.—
Emily Price,
Forbes.com,
7 May 2025
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This setup tends to prevent the normal west-to-east movement of weather systems and tends to lock in chilly, unsettled conditions in some areas, while other locations have an extended period of dry and warm conditions, AccuWeather said.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
6 May 2025
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The frigid investment and M&A climate for the video game industry continued to thaw in the first quarter of 2025, topping $7.8 billion in the most active quarter since late 2023.—
David Bloom,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2025
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The real challenges for would-be escapees were the bay's frigid temperatures (averaging 50 to 55 degrees Fahrenheit), powerful currents and the 1.25-mile distance to shore.—
Doc Louallen,
ABC News,
5 May 2025
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Distributors — dear friends and colleagues — lament the same familiar woes: not enough films, or too many; the best titles are overpriced; the coffee is terrible; the weather is unbearable — too hot, too cold or both.—
Martin Moszkowicz,
Deadline,
17 May 2025
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The case went cold for years but in 2022, according to a university news release, crime data analyst, Nikol Mitchell reopened the cold case while working in Utah’s Statewide Information and Analysis Center.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
16 May 2025
Adjective
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Just 15 seconds into my first treatment with the freezing helmet latched to my head and with six more hours to go, the cold was unbearable.—
Maria Yagoda,
Vox,
9 May 2025
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That is where the freezing wall of giant magnets come in, acting to both cool and restrain the unruly plasma.—
Ella Nilsen,
CNN Money,
6 May 2025
Adjective
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The sale of the detached house in the 2300 block of Fruitdale Ave., San Jose, has been finalized.—
Bay Area Home Report,
Mercury News,
16 May 2025
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Through it all, there’s the metronomic wash of the tides onto the sand, waves lapping the beach, the undulation of the ocean, and the cityscape of Rockaway, with its large apartment buildings and detached houses, in the background.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
13 May 2025
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Though their everyday hangouts are chill, Beckham loves to roll out the red carpet for Milo on special occasions.—
Michelle Lee,
People.com,
13 May 2025
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And then obviously in between that, either dropping my kid off at school or picking my kid up or hanging out, going to the park or something like that in some of those gaps, but that’s a very happy day, very chill, humbling day (Laughs).—
Carly Thomas,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Frosty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frosty. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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