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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
Both Intuitive Machines missions have targeted the moon’s south polar area.
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Denise Chow, NBC News, 5 Mar. 2025
Increasingly though, Daylight Savings Time has become a point of debate, with a wide variety of responses online, ranging from those who love the practice all the way to the polar opposite.
—Callum Booth, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
Higher surface temperatures near south polar region of the Moon measured by ChaSTE experiment on-board Chandrayaan-3
NASA.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 6 Mar. 2025
At roughly the size of a dishwasher, the six-legged craft aims to touch down at a site in the moon’s south polar region, then spend a week looking for the possible presence of water ice below the lunar surface.
—Denise Chow, NBC News, 5 Mar. 2025
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Denise Chow, NBC News, 5 Mar. 2025
Increasingly though, Daylight Savings Time has become a point of debate, with a wide variety of responses online, ranging from those who love the practice all the way to the polar opposite.
—Callum Booth, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
Higher surface temperatures near south polar region of the Moon measured by ChaSTE experiment on-board Chandrayaan-3
NASA.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 6 Mar. 2025
At roughly the size of a dishwasher, the six-legged craft aims to touch down at a site in the moon’s south polar region, then spend a week looking for the possible presence of water ice below the lunar surface.
—Denise Chow, NBC News, 5 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for polar
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The brothers have denied all wrongdoing, and Andrew Tate has made contradictory claims on X about their plans to return to Romania or stay in Florida.—
Lauren Mascarenhas,
CNN,
9 Mar. 2025
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In Washington, the sometimes contradictory orders issued by the three men -- Rubio, Musk and Marocco -- overseeing the USAID cuts have left many uncertain who was calling the shots and fueled talk of power struggles.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
9 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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Things unfold in the opposite direction for the actors this time around, but the question is, was the reunion intentional?—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
14 Mar. 2025
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Wicked: For Good will pick up where Wicked left off, further exploring the love triangle between Elphaba, Galinda (now simply Glinda), and Fiyero, all while Elphaba and Glinda find themselves on opposite sides of a political divide.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
14 Mar. 2025
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Her previous pop album, 2020’s Chromatica, sought to sublimate those wounds in sleek, strangely frigid dance music.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
10 Mar. 2025
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That included sailing into frigid gusts and plowing through ice floes.—
Paul Brady,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Mar. 2025
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This favorable review was a contrary opinion sell signal.—
Bill Sarubbi,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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While bullishness indicates positive views on the market, it can also be seen as a contrary indicator when there are signs of excess.—
Yun Li,
CNBC,
25 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The winds, snow, and freezing temperatures — to say nothing of the deadly airborne virus the Earthlings’ immune system can’t handle pre-vaccine — are inhospitable at first.—
Chris O'Falt,
IndieWire,
14 Mar. 2025
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The roots of potted plants are not well insulated and need protection against freezing temperatures.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
13 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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While mint is hardy in cold areas, a plant’s roots in above-ground containers can experience more cold than those in the ground and be damaged.—
Andy Wilcox,
Better Homes & Gardens,
18 Mar. 2025
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In that contest, Josh Emmett scored a nasty first-round knockout win over Mitchell, which left Mitchell out cold for an unsettling amount of time.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes,
18 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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“Polar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/polar. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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