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as in icy
having a low or subnormal temperature
the arctic air of deep winter
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as in frigid
lacking in friendliness or warmth of feeling
received the usual arctic reception from her in-laws at Thanksgiving
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Recent Examples of arctic
Next, visitors move to a round theater to watch a breathtaking narrated film about Iceland's arctic origins and troll legends.
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Monica Eng, Axios, 27 Sep. 2024
Unique details like a dual-color lume treatment that shows up both green and arctic blue in the dark help shake this up from a traditional Aquaracer and place it in its own category.
—Matthew Medendorp, Travel + Leisure, 24 Sep. 2024
The harpoon, dating back to 1880, was set in a one-foot layer of protective blubber bowhead whales utilize to regulate their temperature in the arctic conditions–which was how the whale managed to escape its attackers 130 years ago.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
The guitars feature an onboard chorus effect and come in cappuccino and arctic white colors.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 19 Sep. 2024
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Monica Eng, Axios, 27 Sep. 2024
Unique details like a dual-color lume treatment that shows up both green and arctic blue in the dark help shake this up from a traditional Aquaracer and place it in its own category.
—Matthew Medendorp, Travel + Leisure, 24 Sep. 2024
The harpoon, dating back to 1880, was set in a one-foot layer of protective blubber bowhead whales utilize to regulate their temperature in the arctic conditions–which was how the whale managed to escape its attackers 130 years ago.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
The guitars feature an onboard chorus effect and come in cappuccino and arctic white colors.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 19 Sep. 2024
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Pan said after his race on Wednesday that American and Australian swimmers had been icy toward him.Jennifer Jett, NBC News, 2 Aug. 2024
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The combination of human pressures and an icier coast may have eventually driven blue whales offshore.Andrew Chapman, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 May 2024
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The Vigor has flat seams and enough stretch to move comfortably while bending over or reaching up, while thump loops make for easy layering on frigid days.Emily Pennington, Outside Online, 6 Nov. 2024
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Instead of snowfall and frigid temperatures, guests are treated to majestic beaches and warm ocean breezes.Robin Raven, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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Avoid late season pruning and fertilizer applications, which promote new growth that will not have time to harden off before freezing temperatures arrive.Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2024
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Fixture Rearrangement But most MLS markets more hospitable to playing through some of the winter than Denmark. Of MLS’ 30 clubs next season, only 16 play in environments where the average low temperatures are freezing or below in January.Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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On cold days, its extra length and 650-fill-power down feel like a warm hug.Abigail Barronian, Outside Online, 11 Nov. 2024
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On our return to The Ravel after every excursion, we are greeted by a welcome party of staff holding out a cold towel and a glass of buck's fizz.James Rampton, theweek, 6 Nov. 2024
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The story had begun almost a decade earlier when, one chilly winter's day in 1946, Prince Max von Hohenlohe fired up his charcoal-burning Rolls-Royce Phantom and drove south from a 90-room palace just outside Madrid.Nick Foulkes, theweek, 7 Nov. 2024
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Erik Kain My November cold continues into another chilly, though somewhat less wintry, day.Erik Kain, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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There’s an effortlessness to her collections that just feel really chill and easy.Emily Mercer, WWD, 29 Oct. 2024
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That feels like the right answer, even if Viktor is being shockingly chill about the whole thing after Allison killed Harlan last season.Scott Meslow, Vulture, 8 Aug. 2024
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Other women in particular seem to think this was a very, very cool thing to have done.Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 14 Nov. 2024
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Murdock said both systems are bringing cold air from the Alaskan gulf and are part of a pattern that has allowed the jet stream to let in cooler air than normal.Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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Spain was affected by what's known as Isolated Depression at High Levels (DANA in Spanish), which the World Meteorological Organization notes in a blog post often occurs during the fall as the remaining warm surface heat from summer meets cold air from the polar regions.Rebecca Falconer, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024
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While community is a positive force, tribalism is its polar negative opposite.Dan Berger, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Arctic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arctic. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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