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Recent Examples of stone-cold
Now, 30 years after its initial release, the song is a stone-cold ’90s country classic and has been a mainstay in Jackson’s concerts for the past three decades.
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Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 22 Feb. 2023
Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 22 Feb. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stone-cold
Adverb
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When the cop refuses the bribe, Reacher saves the man’s life … by love-tapping him out cold before Angel can shoot him.—
Chris Klimek,
Vulture,
20 Feb. 2025
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This time, the idea of a comeback stopped Canada cold.—
Josh Crutchmer,
Rolling Stone,
11 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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The bottom line is downright depressing: short of a direct U.S. military intervention that no serious analyst would contemplate, Trump’s toolkit to will a Ukraine peace deal into existence is bare.—
Daniel DePetris,
Time,
7 Aug. 2025
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Because there’s a difference between requesting to have an error fixed and downright disrespect or manipulation.—
Miriam Kirmayer,
SELF,
6 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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Make the hook short, sharp and punchy, and absolutely not a question.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Brittany absolutely, unequivocally, irrevocably wants nothing to do with you.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
6 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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An artist with a pulse on the odd, the offbeat and just plain strange, Burton had for decades been approached about fashioning Charles Addams’ celebrated New Yorker drawings into his sphere.—
Stephen Schaefer,
Boston Herald,
3 Aug. 2025
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Many uber-thick soles are also just plain unstable.—
Jennifer Heimlich,
SELF,
30 July 2025
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“Stone-cold.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stone-cold. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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