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as in icy
having a low or subnormal temperature
a glacial weather front coming down from Canada will bring freezing temperatures this weekend
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as in frigid
lacking in friendliness or warmth of feeling
her glacial manner discouraged him from attempting further conversation
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Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 6 Mar. 2025
The big mountains of the High Peaks Wilderness rise on the horizon, glacial and white, the sky smoky with clouds.
—Brian Mann, NPR, 25 Feb. 2025
Huge boulders — referred to as glacial erratics that were carried by glaciers during the last Ice Age — dot the landscape that’s forested with red maple, spruce and Canadian hemlock.
—Jeanine Barone, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
Cocktails lean nostalgic too, whether memories drift back to icy cold martinis — here shaken until glacial with manzanilla olive brine and sea salt — or cosmos mixed with Grand Marnier.
Between the lines: Starr noticed a post-pandemic hunger for nostalgia.
—Anna Spiegel, Axios, 5 Mar. 2025
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Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 6 Mar. 2025
The big mountains of the High Peaks Wilderness rise on the horizon, glacial and white, the sky smoky with clouds.
—Brian Mann, NPR, 25 Feb. 2025
Huge boulders — referred to as glacial erratics that were carried by glaciers during the last Ice Age — dot the landscape that’s forested with red maple, spruce and Canadian hemlock.
—Jeanine Barone, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
Cocktails lean nostalgic too, whether memories drift back to icy cold martinis — here shaken until glacial with manzanilla olive brine and sea salt — or cosmos mixed with Grand Marnier.
Between the lines: Starr noticed a post-pandemic hunger for nostalgia.
—Anna Spiegel, Axios, 5 Mar. 2025
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Her makeup, too, was equally icy, with a metallic silvery-white shadow brushed under her brow as a highlight and dramatic black eyeliner winged all the way out to the outer corner of her brows, plus a pair of light blue-gray contacts enhanced by majorly fluttery, lush lashes.—
Kara Nesvig,
Allure,
9 Dec. 2024
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White cautioned those traveling north of Indianapolis this weekend, however, should be mindful of potentially snowier, icier road conditions.—
Christopher Cann,
The Indianapolis Star,
27 Nov. 2024
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When three deer fell through thin ice at a Wisconsin lake, police used a drone to guide them out of the frigid water and onto the shore.—
Rhiannon Saegert,
Kansas City Star,
20 Mar. 2025
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Search and recovery diving instructor Juan Heredia, founder of the nonprofit Angels Recovery Dive Team, found Dane after a two-hour dive in the frigid waters of the Siletz River in Lincoln County, Ore., about three miles downstream from the boy’s home, per CNN.—
Toria Sheffield,
People.com,
15 Mar. 2025
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Experts offer tips to protect against common health hazards in freezing temperatures.—
Dina Mishev Max Whittaker,
New York Times,
25 Mar. 2025
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My days there were filled with engaging scientific lectures on the ship, land excursions, kayaking among towering glaciers, and even a polar plunge in the freezing waters.—
Dobrina Zhekova,
Vogue,
4 Mar. 2025
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No longer enthusiastic about their road trip, the Brits are cold and looking a little nervous.—
Matt Cabral,
EW.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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The nights are cold still, though bundling up is certainly an option.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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Spring 2025 in New York City is off to a wet, gray and chilly start.—
Muri Assunção,
New York Daily News,
20 Mar. 2025
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Related Articles Hathaway capitalized on the chilly, wintery weather and snow with a look best described as gravitating toward the après-ski trend.—
Julia Teti,
WWD,
17 Mar. 2025
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The city has already seen several storms this year, including an arctic blast three weeks ago that also brought 5 inches of snow.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
9 Feb. 2025
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Meanwhile, an arctic blast is spreading southward across much of the country throughout the next few days.—
Julia Reinstein,
ABC News,
19 Jan. 2025
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People are going to be very chill and normal, like the internet always is.—
Kathleen Newman-Bremang,
refinery29.com,
10 Mar. 2025
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Canada’s been chill with legal weed since 2018, and Germany is heading there too.—
Matt Rozo,
The Mercury News,
24 Feb. 2025
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The retro cool of the bar matches the retro cool of the building, which makes sense: Nostalgia is a primary ingredient of Pier Top’s appeal.—
Connie Ogle,
Miami Herald,
1 Apr. 2025
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Wayfair Sleep Cooling Down-Alternative Gel Fiber Bed Pillow Set Stop flipping pillows for a cool spot and swap in these gel fiber ones.—
Ali Faccenda,
People.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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“Glacial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glacial. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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