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as in frigid
having a low or subnormal temperature
an icy drink that was especially refreshing on that hot afternoon
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as in cold
lacking in friendliness or warmth of feeling
she wondered why the salesclerk at the boutique had given her an icy glare
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Recent Examples of icy
Roads can be icy, visibility can change quickly and storms can quickly disrupt plans.
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David Nikel,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
Levine’s missive comes amid an icy relationship with Hosseini, which has soured since the collapse of former University of Michigan President Santa Ono’s candidacy for the UF presidency.
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Garrett Shanley,
Miami Herald,
18 June 2026
Earth-impacting shrapnel from those primordial upheavals may have helped seed our planet with the precursors for life, delivering water and organic compounds from the dark, icy depths of the outer solar system.
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Lee Billings,
Scientific American,
18 June 2026
Motorists suffered car accidents caused by icy roads.
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Martin E. Comas,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 June 2026
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David Nikel,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
Levine’s missive comes amid an icy relationship with Hosseini, which has soured since the collapse of former University of Michigan President Santa Ono’s candidacy for the UF presidency.
—
Garrett Shanley,
Miami Herald,
18 June 2026
Earth-impacting shrapnel from those primordial upheavals may have helped seed our planet with the precursors for life, delivering water and organic compounds from the dark, icy depths of the outer solar system.
—
Lee Billings,
Scientific American,
18 June 2026
Motorists suffered car accidents caused by icy roads.
—
Martin E. Comas,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for icy
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That frigid January night, as police spent hours picking up pieces of her teeth and face off of the highway, there was no clear path forward in sight.
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Snow, wind and frigid temperatures could combine to increase demand beyond what the state’s utilities can supply.
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To prevent that, some operators maintain low oil flow rates, akin to dripping a faucet in freezing cold weather to avoid frozen pipes.
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Aging And The Long Game Of Leadership The conversation around aging often centers on biohackers seeking to lower their biological age through cold plunges, red light therapy, and peptides.
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Richard claimed she was locked alone in the freezing car for two hours, unable to leave the vehicle because there were no interior door handles.
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Ensure that your freezer is set to the coldest setting before starting the flash-freezing process.
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Being able to switch on the heat when things got chilly in the middle of the night was one of our favorite features on the ID.
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Various paths to the sea allow guests to move between the warmth of the saunas and paljus, to the chilly waters of the Baltic Sea.
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The 25, also non-chill filtered, is bottled at 47 percent ABV (94 proof), and that higher proof goes a long way to unlocking the flavor here.
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It was bottled at 43% ABV and is non-chill filtered.
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This cool, cosmopolitan hotel is within walking distance of Bend’s best restaurants, shops, and the Deschutes River, and was named one of the best in the country by Tripadvisor users in 2025.
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The fermentation is slow and cool to protect the aromas.
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Restore dry, brittle hair with this hydrating shampoo that more than 8,000 shoppers bought in the last month alone.
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Grass blades with frost on them are brittle and can be damaged by mowing.
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The aching cold of that sub-arctic river was taking the horse’s strength.
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Havoc-type arctic chill beats for Wiki.
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“Icy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/icy. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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