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as in icy
having a low or subnormal temperature
the poor old woman was discovered shivering in a frigid apartment
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as in chilly
lacking in friendliness or warmth of feeling
the innkeeper gave us a frigid and unnecessarily formal welcome
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Recent Examples of frigid
Most of the Cubs and Rangers pitchers who appeared in the first two games of the series experienced similar decreases in the frigid temperatures.
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Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2025
Fried said he’s made a few jokes about the frigid temperatures in The Motor City, but nothing more.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2025
But the finale never gets easier for Alex, covered in severe frostbite from her frigid ordeal.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 6 Apr. 2025
The Rockies lineup has been just as frigid.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 4 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for frigid
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Forecasters warned of poor visibility and icy road conditions, urging motorists to travel with extra food and water in case they became stranded.—
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The icy reception was caught on camera by The Guardian's Andrew Roth at a performance of the National Symphony Orchestra.—
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Some of our top picks include a six-piece set of packing cubes to help organize your suitcase, currently on sale for less than $20, as well as a convertible travel pillow for $10 that can transform into a blanket to keep you cozy on chilly flights.—
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The three-minute segment came on a chilly late-winter’s eve, scotching any notion that the forecast Doctor Love shouted out loud would be hotter than hell.—
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Lopez has been seen out in New York a lot lately, and while the weather has been cold for spring, there’s still a lot going on for her, especially in the theatre world.—
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This oral rinse provides relief from tooth pain and discomfort triggered by cold, heat, acids, sweets or contact.—
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The video offers a glimpse at the company’s efforts to develop the Kuiper equipment, which has involved putting the dishes through various environmental tests, such as freezing temperatures.—
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For weeks leading up to the ruling, hundreds of thousands of people protesting for and against Mr. Yoon have lined the streets of Seoul, often enduring freezing temperatures, rain and snow.—
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And then obviously in between that, either dropping my kid off at school or picking my kid up or hanging out, going to the park or something like that in some of those gaps, but that’s a very happy day, very chill, humbling day (Laughs).—
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People are going to be very chill and normal, like the internet always is.—
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If the planet becomes cool enough and hydrogen and water separate early in its evolution, Gupta says a supercritical layer of water could form beneath the hydrogen atmosphere — thereby shedding new light on how planets with liquid water oceans could exist.—
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April 7, 2025 No word on whether Sanders made that call to Kathy Sudeikis, but that would be a pretty cool connection.—
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“Frigid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frigid. Accessed 17 Apr. 2025.
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