as in stylish
being in the latest or current fashion
the teen picked out some supercool, superexpensive sneakers
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Recent Examples of supercool
Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 26 Dec. 2019
Like many hibernating insects, overwintering mosquitoes depend on supercooling, a process by which an animal has the ability to rid its body fluids of impurities that would trigger the formation of ice.
—Ned Rozell, Anchorage Daily News, 7 July 2018
The key is supercooling magnetized molecules to minus 351 degrees Fahrenheit.
—Lacy Schley, Discover Magazine, 10 Nov. 2017
Andrea Lavinthal, People.com, 18 June 2025
Aimed specifically at the millennial and Gen-Z generation, who rate everything according to its Instagrammable potential, a bright, light and unremittingly supercool gallery has just opened its doors in central London.
—Emma Baxter-Wright, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
Steve Clark was supercool, with his scarf and everything.
—David Marchese Photograph By Mamadi Doumbouya, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2024
After all, Kingsbury is the supercool super genius who turned Johnny Manziel into Johnny Football at Texas A&M and developed Patrick Mahomes into the model postmodern quarterback at Texas Tech.
—Kevin Scarbinsky | , al, 14 Apr. 2023
At its best, the Wick franchise combines bullets, ballet and high fashion, treating the supercool assassin’s daily routine as sleekly kinetic violence.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 29 Dec. 2022
Some supercool research from the Max Planck Institute and ETH Zurich presented at CoRL 2022: teaching legged robots agile behaviors through direct physical demonstration.
—IEEE Spectrum, 24 Aug. 2022
But the mass extinction also nailed the coffin shut on other supercool animals, including the fabulous flying pterosaurs and the big and bitey marine reptiles known as mosasaurs.
—Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, 24 May 2018
Adjective
Gizmodo reports that some whimsical scientists have supercooled their Lego bricks in order to test for heat tolerance.
—Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 26 Dec. 2019
Like many hibernating insects, overwintering mosquitoes depend on supercooling, a process by which an animal has the ability to rid its body fluids of impurities that would trigger the formation of ice.
—Ned Rozell, Anchorage Daily News, 7 July 2018
The key is supercooling magnetized molecules to minus 351 degrees Fahrenheit.
—Lacy Schley, Discover Magazine, 10 Nov. 2017
Verb
Then escape with Marvel’s supercool lineup of stars for the third iteration of the superhero team: Pedro Pascal as Mister Fantastic, Vanessa Kirby as the Invisible Woman, Joseph Quinn as Human Torch and Ebon Moss-Bachrach as the Thing.
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—Andrea Lavinthal, People.com, 18 June 2025
Aimed specifically at the millennial and Gen-Z generation, who rate everything according to its Instagrammable potential, a bright, light and unremittingly supercool gallery has just opened its doors in central London.
—Emma Baxter-Wright, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
Steve Clark was supercool, with his scarf and everything.
—David Marchese Photograph By Mamadi Doumbouya, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2024
After all, Kingsbury is the supercool super genius who turned Johnny Manziel into Johnny Football at Texas A&M and developed Patrick Mahomes into the model postmodern quarterback at Texas Tech.
—Kevin Scarbinsky | , al, 14 Apr. 2023
At its best, the Wick franchise combines bullets, ballet and high fashion, treating the supercool assassin’s daily routine as sleekly kinetic violence.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 29 Dec. 2022
Some supercool research from the Max Planck Institute and ETH Zurich presented at CoRL 2022: teaching legged robots agile behaviors through direct physical demonstration.
—IEEE Spectrum, 24 Aug. 2022
But the mass extinction also nailed the coffin shut on other supercool animals, including the fabulous flying pterosaurs and the big and bitey marine reptiles known as mosasaurs.
—Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, 24 May 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for supercool
Adjective
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Lovevook Laptop Tote Bag Looking stylish for work doesn’t have to mean compromising on function.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Sep. 2025
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Thankfully, Amazon has plenty of stylish wrinkle-free tops that won’t get creased on the way to your destination.—
Mia Huelsbeck,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Prosecutors accused Read of backing up into O’Keefe, her boyfriend of two years, with her SUV, leaving him to freeze and die on the front yard of a Canton home where the pair was supposed to continue a night out after the bars closed that cold, snowy early January morning.—
Lance Reynolds,
Boston Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
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Using an ice chamber, the team froze mixtures of water, carbon dioxide, methane and ammonia to a bone-chilling –420 degrees Fahrenheit (-253 degrees Celsius), mimicking frigid conditions near the moon's surface.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Many have compared the silhouette to the once-fashionable Balenciaga Triple-S, another behemoth of a sneaker.—
Ian Servantes,
Footwear News,
10 Sep. 2025
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Created by Buffy alum and Cabin in the Woods director Drew Goddard, ABC's crime drama stars Kaitlin Olson as an eccentric (and fashionable) janitor with a genius-level IQ who stumbles into a consulting role with the Los Angeles Police Department.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Place icing into a piping bag and drizzle over pastries.—
Katlyn Moncada,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Sep. 2025
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Looking to maybe ice the win, Two Rivers fumbled deep in Simley territory early in the fourth quarter.—
Mike Cook,
Twin Cities,
6 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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While the overarching trend for fall is still lowest maintenance possible, there's a bit more happening than your typical sunny blondes and balayage brunettes.—
Bella Cacciatore,
Glamour,
2 Sep. 2020
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What was once a sleepy college town next to a railroad stop is now one of the most happening cities in the state of Texas.—
Craig Hlavaty,
Houston Chronicle,
5 Apr. 2018
Verb
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The trend isn’t one-sided either, as clips have surfaced of brides being the ones to start the frosting fight, like in this TikTok video where a bride smashes a piece of cake on her groom’s face.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
11 Sep. 2025
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Frost advisories remain in place across parts of Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, and New York as temperatures in the low 30s could be conducive to frost formation overnight and into Tuesday morning.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Jw Pei Hana Mini Tote Bag City days call for chic bags, and the JW Pei Hana Mini Tote is exactly that.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Sep. 2025
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The space itself — bright, polished, and buzzing — sets the tone for a brunch that’s chic without being stiff.—
Rai Mincey,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Supercool.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supercool. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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