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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
One plant’s connection to our climate dates back roughly 50 million years to a time when Earth was too warm for polar ice caps.
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Nina Foster, JSTOR Daily, 22 Nov. 2024
In the same way that Democrat Jimmy Carter was elected president partly because of the painful hangover from the Watergate scandals, Rell emerged on the public stage as the polar opposite of Rowland.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 21 Nov. 2024
Spain was affected by what's known as Isolated Depression at High Levels (DANA in Spanish), which the World Meteorological Organization notes in a blog post often occurs during the fall as the remaining warm surface heat from summer meets cold air from the polar regions.
—Rebecca Falconer, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024
While community is a positive force, tribalism is its polar negative opposite.
—Dan Berger, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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Nina Foster, JSTOR Daily, 22 Nov. 2024
In the same way that Democrat Jimmy Carter was elected president partly because of the painful hangover from the Watergate scandals, Rell emerged on the public stage as the polar opposite of Rowland.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 21 Nov. 2024
Spain was affected by what's known as Isolated Depression at High Levels (DANA in Spanish), which the World Meteorological Organization notes in a blog post often occurs during the fall as the remaining warm surface heat from summer meets cold air from the polar regions.
—Rebecca Falconer, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024
While community is a positive force, tribalism is its polar negative opposite.
—Dan Berger, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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But in interviews, Homan and other top Republicans have shared contradictory and inflated figures about the overall number of noncitizens who Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials say fall into this category.Laura Doan, CBS News, 29 Nov. 2024
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The reason for what might strike some as contradictory definitions was clear to me: fear of the Evil Eye.Calvin Trillin, The New Yorker, 29 Nov. 2024
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Pan said after his race on Wednesday that American and Australian swimmers had been icy toward him.Jennifer Jett, NBC News, 2 Aug. 2024
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The combination of human pressures and an icier coast may have eventually driven blue whales offshore.Andrew Chapman, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 May 2024
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Assistance of this kind has also flowed in the opposite direction, from the spies to the civilians.Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 2 Dec. 2024
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Despite having opposite personalities and different hobbies, the two maintain a close friendship.Marc Berman, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
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The cold front and dip in temperatures for the Southern U.S. comes as an arctic blast plunges temperatures for the Northern Plains states this weekend, which will feel even colder amid frigid wind chill.Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2024
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More cold is on the way as Siberian air drawn to the south will bring frigid temperatures — the coldest air of the season — to swaths of the country.Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 29 Nov. 2024
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There is no line value based solely on the model but the Giants apply to a very good 236-117-10 ATS contrary indicator and this is the type of game that the Steelers traditionally haven’t been at their best under coach Mike Tomlin.Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
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Once perceptions are framed and anchored, confirmation bias—the tendency for people to pay attention only to evidence that agrees with their perceptions and to ignore contrary information—tends to set in.Ryan Hogg, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2024
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That came in response to attacks on energy stations in December 2022 that left thousands of North Carolinians in the cold without power amid freezing temperatures.Alan Wooten | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 2 Dec. 2024
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The National Weather Service of Louisville has issued a winter weather advisory starting at 4 p.m. Saturday and ending at 7 a.m Sunday as freezing temperatures and light snowfall are expected to arrive in the area in the evening.Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 30 Nov. 2024
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Winds cold gust as high at 35 mph and cause blowing and drifting snow and low visibilities. Expect icy roads.Tanya Wildt, Detroit Free Press, 6 Dec. 2024
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If you're headed somewhere cold, add a warm baselayer underneath the cardigan to keep things toasty.Jean Chen Smith, Travel + Leisure, 6 Dec. 2024
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The chilly conditions are expected to persist through Black Friday and into the weekend, with much of the East Coast seeing some of the coldest temperatures since last winter.Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 26 Nov. 2024
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Heated armrests and a heated steering wheel add to comfort in chilly climes.Josh Max, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
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“Polar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/polar. Accessed 11 Dec. 2024.
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