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as in contradictory
being as different as possible
they're friends despite their polar positions on a number of issues
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as in icy
having a low or subnormal temperature
a polar air mass seemed to have settled over our area in January
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Recent Examples of polar
The polar opposite story is playing out among Democrats.
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Matt Egan, CNN, 9 Dec. 2024
The effect is to keep two polar emotions in balance in the listener — a teen rage about the messiness of the world with a tender view of its pain and beauty.
—Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Dec. 2024
Using satellites and climate models, scientists have been able to track sea ice changes and measure their impacts—these range from losses in polar habitat to implications for local Arctic communities.
—Alexa Robles-Gil, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Dec. 2024
Often these stretched polar vortex events repeat themselves with time and in rare winters this can persist for the entire winter.
—Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 3 Dec. 2024
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Matt Egan, CNN, 9 Dec. 2024
The effect is to keep two polar emotions in balance in the listener — a teen rage about the messiness of the world with a tender view of its pain and beauty.
—Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Dec. 2024
Using satellites and climate models, scientists have been able to track sea ice changes and measure their impacts—these range from losses in polar habitat to implications for local Arctic communities.
—Alexa Robles-Gil, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Dec. 2024
Often these stretched polar vortex events repeat themselves with time and in rare winters this can persist for the entire winter.
—Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 3 Dec. 2024
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Christmas entertainment can sometimes be criticized for being treacly and cliché, but The Year Without a Santa Claus subverts those stereotypes with its zany characters, who act in the strange, contradictory ways, like real people do.Victoria Edel, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
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The second Trump administration inherits these contradictory tendencies of attention and inattention.Ken Opalo, Foreign Affairs, 4 Dec. 2024
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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
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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
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Yields and prices move in opposite directions, and one basis point equals 0.01%.Sean Conlon,Sam Meredith, CNBC, 13 Dec. 2024
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Powell most recently starred in action sequel Twisters with Daisy Edgar-Jones and opposite Sydney Sweeney in Sony’s hit rom-com Anyone but You.Matt Grobar, Deadline, 13 Dec. 2024
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The full moon in December is commonly called the cold moon because of the frigid temperatures typically experienced in many parts of the world.Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 10 Dec. 2024
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Conditions permitting, your adventure-seeking brood could kayak the White Continent’s frigid waters, join Zodiac excursions to see gentoo penguin colonies, and snowshoe across the icy landscape, led by HX’s wildlife and expedition guides.Kerry Spencer, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Dec. 2024
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While the rest of the world obsesses about incorporating the color into design, technology, marketing strategies, sunglass frames and energy bras, check out these contrary colors.R. Daniel Foster, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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Robyn was determined to be the authentic fifty-something woman who is complicated and contrary and not at all driven by being liked.Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 4 Dec. 2024
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The polar fish is the only species of shark that can withstand the freezing temperatures year-round.Ashley Strickland, CNN, 14 Dec. 2024
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Just 100 km off the African coast, Fuerteventura is truly one of the best winter sun destinations in Europe, perfect for those seeking a tranquil getaway far from the crowds and the freezing temperatures of Northern Europe.Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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This cold air will quickly expand south and east Friday and encompass the entire eastern half of the country by Saturday.Mary Gilbert, CNN, 18 Dec. 2024
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In the nation's coldest big city, Minneapolis, the weather service said highs in the single digits to teens and lows below zero look likely for Friday and Saturday.Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
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On a recent chilly afternoon, about a half dozen men were clearing snow from a commercial office building in town.Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
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But be sure to bundle up and watch your step before heading out, as Michigan winter promises chilly, slippery conditions.Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Polar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/polar. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.
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