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: completely cold
stone-cold soup
The weather was stone-cold and often gray, with a 20-mile-an-hour headwind scouring the backstretch.—
Lorna Lentini
—often used figurativelyLorna Lentinia stone-cold killer
… his stone-cold calculation was that he could score more money more quickly with a bat and glove.—Scott Burton
Scott Burton
US, informal
: absolutely, utterly
stone-cold sober
Walter Anderson was a stone-cold handsome guy, a tall, powerfully built man with a thick head of wavy blond hair …—Edgar Allen Beam
Edgar Allen BeamExamples of stone-cold in a Sentence
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Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 9 Dec. 2024
These pieces, and many more, animate the house, turning it into a stone-cold stunner.
—Andrew Sessa, Robb Report, 1 Dec. 2024
Trending on Billboard While Starr’s response isn’t stone-cold confirmation, it’s only intensified the rumor mill around the project.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 27 Nov. 2024
There is no better time to give them that gift.
2024 has seen several stone-cold gems remastered and released for the first time on 4K UHD, some with new features or presented in a way that will give the movie lover in your life goosebumps.
—Simon Thompson, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
That being said, Flanagan’s closely studying William Friedkin’s stone-cold classic from 1973, but also – hold for cheers – The Exorcist III.
—Eric Francisco, Vulture, 19 Oct. 2024
There would be no reason to suspect Courtney Williams had evolved into a stone-cold killer who will never back down from a big shot with the game in the balance, nor that Alanna Smith is a tenacious defender capable of locking down bigs who trump her in size.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 12 Oct. 2024
Smith appeared in comedy capers, Merchant Ivory classics and commercial juggernauts like the Harry Potter franchise, not to mention some stone-cold ’90s classics, The First Wives Club and Sister Act among them.
—Kerry McDermott, Vogue, 27 Sep. 2024
After her stone-cold expression went viral at the Paris Olympics, sharpshooter Kim Ye-Ji will play the role of an actual assassin in an upcoming Korean series.
—Sakshi Venkatraman, NBC News, 25 Sep. 2024
Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 22 Feb. 2023
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Adjective
Trending on Billboard Keith, newly signed to Warner Music Nashville, turns in a slab of stone-cold country on his new EP Blue.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 9 Dec. 2024
These pieces, and many more, animate the house, turning it into a stone-cold stunner.
—Andrew Sessa, Robb Report, 1 Dec. 2024
Trending on Billboard While Starr’s response isn’t stone-cold confirmation, it’s only intensified the rumor mill around the project.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 27 Nov. 2024
There is no better time to give them that gift.
2024 has seen several stone-cold gems remastered and released for the first time on 4K UHD, some with new features or presented in a way that will give the movie lover in your life goosebumps.
—Simon Thompson, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
That being said, Flanagan’s closely studying William Friedkin’s stone-cold classic from 1973, but also – hold for cheers – The Exorcist III.
—Eric Francisco, Vulture, 19 Oct. 2024
There would be no reason to suspect Courtney Williams had evolved into a stone-cold killer who will never back down from a big shot with the game in the balance, nor that Alanna Smith is a tenacious defender capable of locking down bigs who trump her in size.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 12 Oct. 2024
Smith appeared in comedy capers, Merchant Ivory classics and commercial juggernauts like the Harry Potter franchise, not to mention some stone-cold ’90s classics, The First Wives Club and Sister Act among them.
—Kerry McDermott, Vogue, 27 Sep. 2024
After her stone-cold expression went viral at the Paris Olympics, sharpshooter Kim Ye-Ji will play the role of an actual assassin in an upcoming Korean series.
—Sakshi Venkatraman, NBC News, 25 Sep. 2024
Adverb
Now, 30 years after its initial release, the song is a stone-cold ’90s country classic and has been a mainstay in Jackson’s concerts for the past three decades.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 22 Feb. 2023
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“Stone-cold.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stone-cold. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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