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as in contradictory
being as different as possible
they're friends despite their polar positions on a number of issues
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as in icy
having a low or subnormal temperature
a polar air mass seemed to have settled over our area in January
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Recent Examples of polar
Alongside Cruise feeding and stroking his dying cat while walking around his mansion with his gut hanging out, there are shots of planes readying for battle and collapsing polar ice caps.
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Brent Lang, Variety, 15 Apr. 2026
Even though features vary tremendously over time, including color, cloud cover, and particular instabilities both inside and outside Saturn’s polar hexagon, many key features remain constant.
—Big Think, 15 Apr. 2026
He’s tied for 30th in xwOBA with Kevin McGonigle, his polar-opposite hitter stylistically.
—Michael Salfino, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2026
At the same time, the world is more multi-polar, there are more centers of economic significance.
—CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
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Brent Lang, Variety, 15 Apr. 2026
Even though features vary tremendously over time, including color, cloud cover, and particular instabilities both inside and outside Saturn’s polar hexagon, many key features remain constant.
—Big Think, 15 Apr. 2026
He’s tied for 30th in xwOBA with Kevin McGonigle, his polar-opposite hitter stylistically.
—Michael Salfino, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2026
At the same time, the world is more multi-polar, there are more centers of economic significance.
—CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for polar
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America’s 250th birthday calls for a history as sprawling and contradictory as the country itself.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
21 Apr. 2026
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Your statement is contradictory and oxymoronic.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
21 Apr. 2026
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The observations, captured by SPHEREx, map icy material across the turbulent Cygnus X region, a massive star-forming complex filled with dense clouds of gas and dust where new stars are rapidly emerging.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
23 Apr. 2026
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Of course, being surprised by flavors and textures was half the fun, especially the icy somen and nodoguro and ōtoro nigiri.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
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Over on the opposite side of the kitchen is the bathroom.—
Adam Williams
April 22,
New Atlas,
22 Apr. 2026
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Bosch star Titus Welliver, Trevante Rhodes (Moonlight), Li Jun Li (Sinners) and Elizabeth Lail (You) are set as new series regulars opposite star Gabriel Basso in the Netflix action thriller from Sony Pictures TV, which is relocating from New York to Los Angeles for its fourth installment.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
22 Apr. 2026
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Its failure to pick up survivors from the frigid water became a source of controversy.—
Jill Lawless,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Apr. 2026
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Its failure to pick up survivors from the frigid water became a source of controversy.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
18 Apr. 2026
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But there’s no shortage of people that take a contrary view.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
9 Apr. 2026
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Mary, Mary, quite contrary, how does your nonfiction development pipeline grow?—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Mar. 2026
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Garlic is a slow-growing and cold-hardy plant that’s usually planted in garden beds in autumn, long after the rest of the garden has been put to bed for the year.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
21 Apr. 2026
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After nearly five decades in space, engineers have had to steadily power down heaters and instruments while making sure the spacecraft do not get so cold that key systems, including fuel lines, are put at risk.—
Eric Mack,
FOXNews.com,
21 Apr. 2026
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Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 23 degrees are expected.—
Stacey DuFord,
CBS News,
19 Apr. 2026
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Just five hours of sub-freezing temperatures is enough to take out crops.—
Vanessa Yurkevich,
CNN Money,
17 Apr. 2026
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If the morning is chilly, there’s breakfast in the orangery beneath the Roberto Ruspoli mural, beside a crackling fire.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
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Showers will be most numerous in coverage Saturday afternoon into Saturday night as temperatures fall into the 50s with a chilly easterly wind.—
Steven Sosna,
CBS News,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Polar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/polar. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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