as in icy
lacking in friendliness or warmth of feeling
stared back at the prisoner with a hard-eyed glint
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Recent Examples of hard-eyed
And Max Minghella, hard-eyed but soft-spoken, makes a giddy villain.
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Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2026
The plot is largely unchanged: A brunette with two kids is coerced into hiring a hard-eyed blonde as their nanny, only to discover that the help is there to harm.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 22 Oct. 2025
Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2026
The plot is largely unchanged: A brunette with two kids is coerced into hiring a hard-eyed blonde as their nanny, only to discover that the help is there to harm.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 22 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hard-eyed
Adjective
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Twenty-year-old Maksym Yevsiukov makes his way up the icy sidewalk under the drone nets.—
Eleanor Beardsley,
NPR,
17 Mar. 2026
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Ever since Pluto was infamously stripped of its planetary status two decades ago, debate has raged for years over the distant icy world – half the size of the United States – and just what sort of cosmic body it should be classified as.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
17 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Central Texas on Wednesday is transitioning away from the final freeze of traditional winter, steadily shifting from unseasonably frigid weather to unseasonably high temperatures by the end of the week.—
Mary Wasson,
Austin American Statesman,
18 Mar. 2026
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Able to block out the frigid rays of cold winters and the staggering heat of Southern summers, these thermal curtains can help homeowners achieve the ideal home temperature.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
17 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The spa Shaded by almost 100 palm trees and other endemic plants, the Ojo de Agua (watering hole) spa has hot and cold dipping pools.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
18 Mar. 2026
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Texas has gone cold at the worst time.—
Thomas Jones,
Austin American Statesman,
18 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Dry weather and a chilly breeze take over Monday afternoon.—
Cutter Martin,
CBS News,
20 Mar. 2026
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But March 23 is going to be a bit chillier than the days prior.—
Brooke Muckerman,
Memphis Commercial Appeal,
19 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Check weather stripping around doors and replace any that is brittle or loose.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
11 Mar. 2026
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Despite its name, metallic glass is not brittle and can be stronger than steel.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The rain again caused multiple delays throughout the mostly gray, sometimes sunny and unseasonably cool day, in the end postponing at least six matches.—
Susan Miller Degnan,
Miami Herald,
21 Mar. 2026
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But Sunday is forecast to bring a cool-down.—
Katie Langford,
Denver Post,
21 Mar. 2026
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“Hard-eyed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hard-eyed. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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