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Recent Examples of stone-cold
This long list of accomplishments doesn’t even mention her work with the Raconteurs, her co-writes with Guy fuckin’ Clark, or that one of her records (2013’s Like a Rose) is a stone-cold classic of 2010s insurgent country.
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Stephen M. Deusner, Pitchfork, 7 Apr. 2026
Plus, stone-cold shooting haunted Northfield in the first half.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 14 Mar. 2026
Houston beat us, stone-cold beat us.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 13 Mar. 2026
Deep Space Nine, or Diane Keaton’s ex in Manhattan, or André’s dinner guest, or the stone-cold-serious playwright of The Designated Mourner, or even the boy who grew up with the mid-century New Yorker crowd.
—Christopher Bonanos, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2026
Carhartt's Detroit jacket is a stone-cold classic.
—Adam Cheung, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Feb. 2026
And now the daughters and granddaughters of the Ladies Aid and League of Catholic Women’s groups are organizing food, shelter, and finances against stone-cold invaders.
—Literary Hub, 5 Feb. 2026
Secretary Kristi Noem is a stone-cold liar and has zero credibility.
—Ali Bauman, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
John Malkovich plays the stone-cold President Snow in pre-recorded videos that bookend the arena, looming over the show’s Katniss Everdeen in a crisp, white suit.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 22 Dec. 2025
Stephen M. Deusner, Pitchfork, 7 Apr. 2026
Plus, stone-cold shooting haunted Northfield in the first half.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 14 Mar. 2026
Houston beat us, stone-cold beat us.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 13 Mar. 2026
Deep Space Nine, or Diane Keaton’s ex in Manhattan, or André’s dinner guest, or the stone-cold-serious playwright of The Designated Mourner, or even the boy who grew up with the mid-century New Yorker crowd.
—Christopher Bonanos, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2026
Carhartt's Detroit jacket is a stone-cold classic.
—Adam Cheung, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Feb. 2026
And now the daughters and granddaughters of the Ladies Aid and League of Catholic Women’s groups are organizing food, shelter, and finances against stone-cold invaders.
—Literary Hub, 5 Feb. 2026
Secretary Kristi Noem is a stone-cold liar and has zero credibility.
—Ali Bauman, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
John Malkovich plays the stone-cold President Snow in pre-recorded videos that bookend the arena, looming over the show’s Katniss Everdeen in a crisp, white suit.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 22 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stone-cold
Adverb
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It will be equipped to process and service new steel products coming down the line at Big River like galvanized and cold-rolled steel.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
30 Apr. 2026
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Lay a Rug or Foam Tiles on the Floor Concrete basement floors radiate cold back up into the space, but an easy way to stop it is to cover the floor.—
Alexandra Kelly,
Martha Stewart,
24 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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After the unremarkable Chip Kelly recruiting era, which begat a slight bump under DeShaun Foster, what first-year coach Bob Chesney has done, before coaching a game, has been downright remarkable.—
Jon Wilner,
Mercury News,
9 May 2026
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For most people, the idea of ceding control to a robot is out there at best; downright terrifying at worst.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
9 May 2026
Adverb
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Airport theory is a travel hack most experts warn against in which flyers arrive to the airport with the absolutely minimum amount of time necessary to make their flight, often getting to their gate just before the doors close to be the last person to board.—
Natalia Senanayake,
PEOPLE,
9 May 2026
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Once the jockey is in the saddle, there is absolutely nothing to be done.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
9 May 2026
Adverb
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One glance at Kara Young’s résumé makes the truth of that statement plain enough.—
Juan A. Ramírez,
Vogue,
8 May 2026
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Nearly unbeatable during the regular season, the Kansas City Mavericks are looking plain unstoppable now that the playoffs are underway.—
The Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
1 May 2026
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“Stone-cold.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stone-cold. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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