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Recent Examples of stone-cold
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.
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Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 22 Feb. 2023
Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 22 Feb. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stone-cold
Adverb
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For this 100 percent Cab Franc wine, the grapes are hand harvested and cold soaked for two days before inoculation with native yeast.—
Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen,
Robb Report,
24 Oct. 2024
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The two teams were tied at 17-17 after a first quarter that saw the Buckeyes go cold late, shooting two for 11 to close the period.—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Dec. 2023
Adverb
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Despite all the industry hype and genuine advances, generative AI models are still prone to odd, inexplicable, and downright worrisome quirks.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
6 Mar. 2025
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But anyone in the business of making predictions should be on edge: The rapid pace of change over just the last few weeks has created chaos and instability, rendering predictions for the next month, let alone the next year, downright reckless.—
Talia Milgrom-Elcott,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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Both of those things are absolutely critical for us.—
Georg Szalai,
The Hollywood Reporter,
6 Mar. 2025
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Once again, it was revealed just how absolutely Trump has captured the working and middle classes, the blue-collar Americans without whom the Democrats cannot win.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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The bottom line: Just plain old milk is making a comeback in grocery stores and on social media.—
Erica Pandey,
Axios,
26 Feb. 2025
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The carton of the product is plain white with a sticker label on one side and a code on the opposite side.—
Mark Joseph,
Newsweek,
24 Feb. 2025
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“Stone-cold.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stone-cold. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.
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