as in icy
having a low or subnormal temperature
ice-cold hands from hours spent shoveling snow
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Recent Examples of ice-cold
Spraying it on has the same bracing quality as taking a sip of ice-cold sparkling water.
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Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 8 Oct. 2025
It’s called permafrost, and in central Alaska just south of the Arctic circle, this ice-cold layer reaches hundreds of feet below the tundra.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2025
Of course, this may also be helped by the ice-cold Jameson shots that appear seemingly from out of nowhere throughout the duration of the meal.
—Colin Wrenn, Denver Post, 23 Sep. 2025
There are pretzels, bratwursts and other Bavarian bites, and to wash it down, ice-cold beer or root beer.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2025
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Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 8 Oct. 2025
It’s called permafrost, and in central Alaska just south of the Arctic circle, this ice-cold layer reaches hundreds of feet below the tundra.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2025
Of course, this may also be helped by the ice-cold Jameson shots that appear seemingly from out of nowhere throughout the duration of the meal.
—Colin Wrenn, Denver Post, 23 Sep. 2025
There are pretzels, bratwursts and other Bavarian bites, and to wash it down, ice-cold beer or root beer.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ice-cold
Adjective
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Add in snow piles that narrow the shoulders, chain controls, and icy roads, and delays are just part of the Tahoe travel experience.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
7 Nov. 2025
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The look is finished off with an icy translucent rubber outsole.—
Riley Jones,
Footwear News,
5 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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After playing a career-best game to tip off the season, pouring in 31 points against Indiana State, Bradford has gone cold from beyond the arc in the past two games, not attempting a three against Tennessee Tech and missing all five of his attempts on Tuesday night.—
Hunter Bailey,
Charlotte Observer,
12 Nov. 2025
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To balance their regular caseload, Landrum said Moore police detectives passed the baton to the US Marshals, who specialized in tracking criminals across state lines and solving cold cases.—
Chelsea Bailey,
CNN Money,
11 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Meanwhile, freezing temperatures are invading the Northeast and the South.—
Kenton Gewecke,
ABC News,
11 Nov. 2025
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As someone who always brings an extra jacket to the movies, the theater, coffee shops, and even summer dinners—just in case the evening turns cool—a freezing-cold airplane is one of my biggest travel pet peeves.—
Julia Morlino,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Powell, who stars as a game-show contestant in a race to stay alive in Wright’s adaptation of Stephen King’s dystopian novel, had been tracking the frigid weather closely, all too aware of this upcoming scene.—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
6 Nov. 2025
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The frigid blast is courtesy of our old wintertime foe, the polar vortex, Maue said.—
Kaycee Sloan,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
6 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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My favorite is the Turtle Fur Totally Tubular—100 percent merino wool that traps heat better than fleece while staying breathable, keeping me warm even in sudden snow or chilly winds.—
Ariana Dickson,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Nov. 2025
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Deliciously tailgate-ready for a chilly Saturday, this hearty chili is an easy way to serve large crowds.—
Patricia S York,
Southern Living,
6 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Peonies also require a period of chill time that signals bud formation while the plant is dormant.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
6 Nov. 2025
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Per Deadline, the show will be set in 1991, a totally chill time to be a cop in Los Angeles.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
15 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Having no cool aunt of my own and no elder sisters, just teenage babysitters and camp counselors (each with their own unique but tenuous grasp on anatomy and reproductive science), the book felt warm, inviting, and—perhaps most important to my terrified, bleeding, self—safe.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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The porous polymer coating that reflects up to 97 percent of sunlight and radiates heat into the air, keeping surfaces up to six degrees cooler than the surrounding air even under direct sun.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Nov. 2025
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“Ice-cold.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ice-cold. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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