subfreezing

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Recent Examples of subfreezing But even in that mode, the rover must balance battery conservation against subfreezing temperatures. Niraj Chokshi, New York Times, 13 June 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for subfreezing
Adjective
  • As is typical, the coldest weather will be over the northern Plains and upper Midwest, where some spots may see subzero high temperatures next Sunday and Monday.
    Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2025
  • But scientists tracking polar bears in the Arctic face more extreme hurdles: subzero temperatures, hard-to-reach locations, and a changing landscape that can make the bears hard to find and follow.
    ByGennaro Tomma, science.org, 27 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • In the coming months, the capsule and module will join the full SLS stack in the VAB, sitting atop the rocket's interim cryogenic propulsion stage.
    Josh Dinner, Space.com, 25 Mar. 2025
  • The company is the world’s largest manufacturer of cryogenic storage systems, and provides specialty courier, biostorage and sample processing services.
    Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 24 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Experts offer tips to protect against common health hazards in freezing temperatures.
    Dina Mishev Max Whittaker, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2025
  • 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
Adjective
  • 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
  • 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
Adjective
  • 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
  • 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
Adjective
  • 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
  • Meanwhile, an arctic blast is spreading southward across much of the country throughout the next few days.
    Julia Reinstein, ABC News, 19 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • 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
  • 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
Adjective
  • Spring 2025 in New York City is off to a wet, gray and chilly start.
    Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 20 Mar. 2025
  • 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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“Subfreezing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subfreezing. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.

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