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as in contradictory
being as different as possible
they're friends despite their polar positions on a number of issues
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as in icy
having a low or subnormal temperature
a polar air mass seemed to have settled over our area in January
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The polar temps were also contributing to lake-effect snow that was dumping up to 5 feet on western New York State and Pennsylvania downwind of Lake Erie and Lake Ontario, Accuweather meteorologists said.
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Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 5 Jan. 2025
The effects of the polar vortex are expected to reach Texas on Monday and bring freezing or below-freezing temperatures throughout the week.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 4 Jan. 2025
The polar vortex — ultra-cold air spinning like a top — usually stays above the North Pole, but sometimes stretches down to the U.S., Europe or Asia, causing intense doses of cold.
—CBS News, 4 Jan. 2025
The freezing air is expected to make its way to Connecticut by way of a polar vortex, which is a large pocket of cold air that swirls in place over the North and South Poles, and is expected to push southward.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 4 Jan. 2025
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Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 5 Jan. 2025
The effects of the polar vortex are expected to reach Texas on Monday and bring freezing or below-freezing temperatures throughout the week.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 4 Jan. 2025
The polar vortex — ultra-cold air spinning like a top — usually stays above the North Pole, but sometimes stretches down to the U.S., Europe or Asia, causing intense doses of cold.
—CBS News, 4 Jan. 2025
The freezing air is expected to make its way to Connecticut by way of a polar vortex, which is a large pocket of cold air that swirls in place over the North and South Poles, and is expected to push southward.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 4 Jan. 2025
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To her, people’s contradictory reactions were an outcome of their disengagement.Keith Gessen, The New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2025
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Watching Spence on Wednesday night, helping guide Spurs to only their second clean sheet in 12 games – against Liverpool, European football’s form team – was to have two contradictory thoughts.Jack Pitt-Brooke, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 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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But now he’s got a smart guy on the opposite side of the law who is his equal.Greg Braxton, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2025
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At the point of opposition, which occurs roughly every two years, Mars will be on the opposite side of Earth from the Sun.Hannah Poukish, Sacramento Bee, 11 Jan. 2025
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Power outages and Texas grid Gov. Greg Abbott expressed confidence in the Texas power grid during a news conference Wednesday, when the governor and other state officials gave updates on preparations for the frigid temperatures expected in much of the state.Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Jan. 2025
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Cold air from the polar vortex is dipping southward, bringing significant snowfall and frigid temperatures to large parts of the United States.Jim Foerster, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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No Franchise Shift Matt Seidler, 19 years younger than Peter, also stated in his letter that relocation of the franchise from San Diego has never been discussed or contemplated – despite Sheel’s contrary claims.Dan Schlossberg, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
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Trump, characteristically, did not back down from his original point even when contrary facts became known.Niall Stanage, The Hill, 3 Jan. 2025
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Residents are also put at risk from the freezing temperatures; last week, hypothermia warnings were issued for a string of states as the mercury plunged.Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
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While Oslo is known for its freezing temperatures during winter, recent years have seen more unpredictable weather patterns.David Nikel, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
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What To Know The wind chill temperature is how cold people and animals feel when outside in the elements.Dan Perry, Newsweek, 5 Jan. 2025
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Indeed, ideal blanket storage options are needed in warmer and colder weather.Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 5 Jan. 2025
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Temperatures — already a chilly 25 degrees as the evening viewing began — ticked down a degree, then two.Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
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But a few of the zoo’s residents have welcomed the chilly conditions.Natalie Wallington, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Polar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/polar. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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