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Recent Examples of subfreezing
But even in that mode, the rover must balance battery conservation against subfreezing temperatures.
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Niraj Chokshi, New York Times, 13 June 2018
Niraj Chokshi, New York Times, 13 June 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for subfreezing
Adjective
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With low temperatures down to the single digits for most in the Northeast and those winds continuing to howl, wind chills will be subzero across all of the Northeast.—
Kyle Reiman,
ABC News,
7 Feb. 2026
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Early morning wind-chills on Sunday will be subzero, but with lighter winds during the afternoon, the wind-chills shouldn't be quite as painful as Saturday.—
Steven Sosna,
CBS News,
2 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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SpaceX and Blue Origin both favor cryogenic fuels, like liquid hydrogen or liquid methane.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
9 Feb. 2026
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During the test, teams discovered a hydrogen leak within the rocket's 212-foot core stage while fueling the vehicle with 700,000 gallons of cryogenic propellant, NASA said in a blog post.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
4 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Fern simultaneously paralyzed both DFW and Charlotte, American’s two largest hubs, with ice and freezing rain.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Fortune,
16 Feb. 2026
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The freezing cold temperatures that iced out ponds over the last few weeks is good news for some boaters in Massachusetts.—
Alyssa Andrews,
CBS News,
13 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Seconds of disaster, hours of harrowing wait A disaster that unfolded in seconds left a group of survivors waiting on a mountainside for hours in frigid temperatures, knowing that many of their peers would not be making it out alive.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
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The thing is, Inkaterra Cabo Blanco sits at a unique point along the coast, where warm currents and the frigid nutrient-rich Humboldt current meet.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
18 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The Gophers and Ducks were both ice cold in the first half, with the U holding an unsightly 22-13 lead.—
Andy Greder,
Twin Cities,
18 Feb. 2026
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The Antarctic Ocean is heavily layered, or stratified, to a depth of around 1,000 meters (3,280 feet) because of conflicting properties including colder, denser water from below not readily mixing with fresh water running off melting ice from above.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
18 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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In the area with cold plunging and a sauna, the walls undulate with patterns that change color, designed to evoke arctic caves and volcanic rock.—
Shelby Hartman,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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That decision, of course, comes in the wake of the president, in the last few weeks, urging NATO to do more for arctic security, dropping his threats of military invasion of Greenland.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
15 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The bodies of eight had been left on the icy mountainside, and a final member of the group was still missing, presumed dead among the blanket of snow.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
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An awkward moment between OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei at an AI Summit Thursday captured the increasingly icy relations between two rival tech leaders who started off as colleagues.—
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
19 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Bedsure GentleSoft Fleece Blanket There’s nothing quite like snuggling under a cozy blanket during chilly weather.—
Brittany VanDerBill,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 Feb. 2026
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Joonhee Park’s grayscale set design, complemented by Ben Carne’s fluorescent lighting, particularly suits Marlene’s harsh corporate world, but the chilly look also nods to Thatcherite austerity throughout the play.—
Emily McClanathan,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Subfreezing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subfreezing. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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