subfreezing

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Recent Examples of subfreezing But even in that mode, the rover must balance battery conservation against subfreezing temperatures. Niraj Chokshi, New York Times, 13 June 2018
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Adjective
  • Saturday will mark Denver’s first chance for subzero temperatures of the season, according to NWS forecasters.
    Lauren Penington, The Denver Post, 15 Jan. 2025
  • An Arctic outbreak forecasted by the National Weather Service is expected to bring subzero temperatures to parts of the Gulf Coast and Florida, posing risks to crops and infrastructure.
    Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Highlights of SpaceX's launch manifest this year will likely include an attempt to catch and recover Starship after returning from orbit, a first in-orbit cryogenic propellant transfer demonstration with Starship, and perhaps the debut of a second launch pad at Starbase in South Texas.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Researchers must use cryogenic refrigerators, which can cool superconducting qubits to within thousandths of a degree above absolute zero, to provide an ultracold, dark, and quiet environment for operation.
    Charina Chou, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Residents are also put at risk from the freezing temperatures; last week, hypothermia warnings were issued for a string of states as the mercury plunged.
    Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
  • As the time for plunging drew closer, the crowd talked and jumped, anticipating the freezing waves.
    Carolyn Komatsoulis, Idaho Statesman, 11 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Yesterday, the singer, actor, and model faced the frigid New York weather in style, wearing an outfit that would make her Daisy Jones character, Karen Sirko, proud.
    Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Power outages and Texas grid Gov. Greg Abbott expressed confidence in the Texas power grid during a news conference Wednesday, when the governor and other state officials gave updates on preparations for the frigid temperatures expected in much of the state.
    Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • The middle six had grown cold prior to Namestnikov’s injury, and his line with Ehlers and Perfetti in particular.
    Murat Ates, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
  • But often during winter, the polar vortex will expand, bringing its cold air south and causing these notoriously large outbreaks of chilly temperatures.
    Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 17 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • The arctic blast that descended on much of the U.S. east of the Rockies over the weekend has caused hundreds of car accidents, thousands of flight cancellations and delays, and led communities to set up warming shelters, including one at a roller rink.
    Hannah Fingerhut and Ben Finley, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Bismark, North Dakota, will reach an arctic 3 degrees Fahrenheit — minus 14 with the wind chill factor — while New York City will reach 21 degrees, which will feel like 8 degrees with wind chill.
    NBC News, NBC News, 7 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • 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
  • 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
Adjective
  • Temperatures — already a chilly 25 degrees as the evening viewing began — ticked down a degree, then two.
    Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
  • But a few of the zoo’s residents have welcomed the chilly conditions.
    Natalie Wallington, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2025

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“Subfreezing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subfreezing. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.

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