as in icy
below zero degrees
subzero temperatures
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Recent Examples of subzero
For many attendees, the event offered welcome relief and an excuse for a family outing after a harsh winter marked by subzero temperatures, nightly Russian drone and missile attacks and crippling power cuts.
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Derek Gatopoulos, Chicago Tribune, 6 Apr. 2026
That’s partly because heat pumps work by extracting heat from outdoor air, compressing it and piping it indoors, a thermal magic trick that’s harder to perform in places with subzero winters.
—Ben Christopher, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2026
Investigations continue as authorities work in temperatures up to 30 degrees below normal, and subzero wind chills in some cases, to piece together why deaths occurred.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 28 Jan. 2026
Big gusts and subzero wind chills have started replacing snow and sleet across the region, according to the National Weather Service.
—Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 27 Jan. 2026
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Derek Gatopoulos, Chicago Tribune, 6 Apr. 2026
That’s partly because heat pumps work by extracting heat from outdoor air, compressing it and piping it indoors, a thermal magic trick that’s harder to perform in places with subzero winters.
—Ben Christopher, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2026
Investigations continue as authorities work in temperatures up to 30 degrees below normal, and subzero wind chills in some cases, to piece together why deaths occurred.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 28 Jan. 2026
Big gusts and subzero wind chills have started replacing snow and sleet across the region, according to the National Weather Service.
—Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 27 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for subzero
icy
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Levine’s missive comes amid an icy relationship with Hosseini, which has soured since the collapse of former University of Michigan President Santa Ono’s candidacy for the UF presidency.—
Garrett Shanley,
Miami Herald,
18 June 2026
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Earth-impacting shrapnel from those primordial upheavals may have helped seed our planet with the precursors for life, delivering water and organic compounds from the dark, icy depths of the outer solar system.—
Lee Billings,
Scientific American,
18 June 2026
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“Subzero.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subzero. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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