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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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Recent Examples of polar
The ice castles in Woodstock feature ice slides, a polar pub and a path covered in festive lights for guests to take a stroll through.
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Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 3 Dec. 2024
The 2025 schedule is still being finalized, but Frozen Dead Guy Days usually include a polar plunge, a fashion show, coffin races, Sunday brunch, and live music.
—Sarah Kuta, The Denver Post, 2 Dec. 2024
At Green Angels Landscaping, visitors can stop by on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays for a drive-thru display of lights and decor complete with large nutcrackers, a tunnel of lights for children to run through, a polar train village and a town of holiday bears.
—Kiersten Hacker, Baltimore Sun, 26 Nov. 2024
Other fleecy finds that are endlessly packable include a faux shearling Columbia jacket for $55 and a polar fleece shacket for creating casual-chic looks that’ll keep you warm all for only $30.
—Brittany Vanderbill, Travel + Leisure, 26 Nov. 2024
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Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 3 Dec. 2024
The 2025 schedule is still being finalized, but Frozen Dead Guy Days usually include a polar plunge, a fashion show, coffin races, Sunday brunch, and live music.
—Sarah Kuta, The Denver Post, 2 Dec. 2024
At Green Angels Landscaping, visitors can stop by on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays for a drive-thru display of lights and decor complete with large nutcrackers, a tunnel of lights for children to run through, a polar train village and a town of holiday bears.
—Kiersten Hacker, Baltimore Sun, 26 Nov. 2024
Other fleecy finds that are endlessly packable include a faux shearling Columbia jacket for $55 and a polar fleece shacket for creating casual-chic looks that’ll keep you warm all for only $30.
—Brittany Vanderbill, Travel + Leisure, 26 Nov. 2024
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Christmas entertainment can sometimes be criticized for being treacly and cliché, but The Year Without a Santa Claus subverts those stereotypes with its zany characters, who act in the strange, contradictory ways, like real people do.Victoria Edel, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
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By Joel Mathis, The Week US published 4 December 2024 Donald Trump had two seemingly contradictory goals when picking a Treasury Secretary.Joel Mathis, theweek, 4 Dec. 2024
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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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For even coverage, apply half the seed making passes with the spreader in one direction, then apply the second half of the seed in the opposite direction.Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 13 Dec. 2024
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Yields and prices move in opposite directions, and one basis point equals 0.01%.Sean Conlon,Sam Meredith, CNBC, 13 Dec. 2024
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Conditions permitting, your adventure-seeking brood could kayak the White Continent’s frigid waters, join Zodiac excursions to see gentoo penguin colonies, and snowshoe across the icy landscape, led by HX’s wildlife and expedition guides.Kerry Spencer, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Dec. 2024
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The full moon in December is commonly called the cold moon because of the frigid temperatures typically experienced in many parts of the world.Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 10 Dec. 2024
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While the rest of the world obsesses about incorporating the color into design, technology, marketing strategies, sunglass frames and energy bras, check out these contrary colors.R. Daniel Foster, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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Robyn was determined to be the authentic fifty-something woman who is complicated and contrary and not at all driven by being liked.Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 4 Dec. 2024
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That came in response to attacks on energy stations in December 2022 that left thousands of North Carolinians in the cold without power amid freezing temperatures.Alan Wooten | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 2 Dec. 2024
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The National Weather Service of Louisville has issued a winter weather advisory starting at 4 p.m. Saturday and ending at 7 a.m Sunday as freezing temperatures and light snowfall are expected to arrive in the area in the evening.Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 30 Nov. 2024
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If you're headed somewhere cold, add a warm baselayer underneath the cardigan to keep things toasty.Jean Chen Smith, Travel + Leisure, 6 Dec. 2024
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New restaurants are up and running in RVA to help get us through these cold winter days.Karri Peifer, Axios, 6 Dec. 2024
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Made from certified sustainable yarns and dyes, the bamboo and tencel scarf is for the luxe woman who can’t say no to her prints (and wants to stay warm in the chilly months).Dahvi Shira, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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Heading to a science museum, aquarium, or history museum is a great way to spend a chilly day indoors without staying home.Elisa Cinelli, Parents, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Polar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/polar. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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