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as in icy
having a low or subnormal temperature
a frosty autumn that was a sign of the brutal winter that followed
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as in distant
having or showing a lack of friendliness or interest in others
her response was frosty enough to tell me she didn't appreciate the question
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as in chilly
lacking in friendliness or warmth of feeling
she gave the telemarketer on the phone a frosty "No, thank you" and hung up
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Recent Examples of frosty
Relations between the countries have been frosty since then.
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Rob Gillies, Aijaz Hussain, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 Oct. 2024
The drill began anew: quarantine, fruit-stripping, ground-level pesticide spraying, more buckets of frosty male Medflies.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2024
Vanilla fans have nothing to be frosty about now that this Frosty flavor is back.
—Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 17 Sep. 2024
What's happening: Temperatures are getting frostier, flannel is getting cozier and leaves are beginning to get prettier.
—Adam Tamburin, Axios, 17 Oct. 2024
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Rob Gillies, Aijaz Hussain, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 Oct. 2024
The drill began anew: quarantine, fruit-stripping, ground-level pesticide spraying, more buckets of frosty male Medflies.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2024
Vanilla fans have nothing to be frosty about now that this Frosty flavor is back.
—Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 17 Sep. 2024
What's happening: Temperatures are getting frostier, flannel is getting cozier and leaves are beginning to get prettier.
—Adam Tamburin, Axios, 17 Oct. 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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And for those who were curious about the fact that the actor and the author share a last name, yes — the late writer is a distant relative.Max Gao, NBC News, 5 Nov. 2024
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The decision fell to the House of Representatives, where a string of backroom machinations made John Quincy Adams president and distant runner-up Henry Clay the Secretary of State.Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2024
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The story had begun almost a decade earlier when, one chilly winter's day in 1946, Prince Max von Hohenlohe fired up his charcoal-burning Rolls-Royce Phantom and drove south from a 90-room palace just outside Madrid.Nick Foulkes, theweek, 7 Nov. 2024
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The endangered turtle was hypothermic and lethargic, stunned by the chilly waters of Pedder Bay.Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Nov. 2024
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The Vigor has flat seams and enough stretch to move comfortably while bending over or reaching up, while thump loops make for easy layering on frigid days.Emily Pennington, Outside Online, 6 Nov. 2024
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Instead of snowfall and frigid temperatures, guests are treated to majestic beaches and warm ocean breezes.Robin Raven, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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Others who should avoid such cold exposure include those with Raynaud’s disease, which Nicola says is a condition of extreme cold sensitivity and circulation problems.Audrey Noble, Vogue, 23 Nov. 2024
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Boil potatoes in a pot that is large enough to cover the potatoes by at least one additional inch of cold, heavily salted water.Mary Claire Britton, Southern Living, 22 Nov. 2024
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Austin opens cold weather shelters Tuesday night Austin is opening its cold weather shelters Tuesday night as freezing temperatures are expected in the region into Wednesday morning.Hogan Gore, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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Protecting children from Ukraine’s freezing temperatures Children in Ukraine are facing their third winter since the escalation of the war in February 2022.Sarah Ferguson, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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The families later learned through their teens’ text messages that the two decided to park in the detached garage that the Lees mostly used for storage, Merle explained.Shawn Raymundo, The Arizona Republic, 15 Nov. 2024
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Listed for the first time this year, the 61-acre property includes a sprawling mansion, a greenhouse, and a detached garage with room for up to 20 cars.Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 28 Oct. 2024
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Emil Wakim’s pilot, who’s wearing AirPods, is delightfully chill about not knowing how to fly a plane.Rima Parikh, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2024
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There’s an effortlessness to her collections that just feel really chill and easy.Emily Mercer, WWD, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Frosty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frosty. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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