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as in icy
having a low or subnormal temperature
the poor old woman was discovered shivering in a frigid apartment
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as in chilly
lacking in friendliness or warmth of feeling
the innkeeper gave us a frigid and unnecessarily formal welcome
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Recent Examples of frigid
As avid plant and food lovers, little brings us more joy and hope after a long, frigid winter than seeing spring's first shoots pop up out of the soil.
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Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Apr. 2026
San Francisco’s ceiling as an offense is contingent on Devers producing like a three-time All-Star, but Devers is far from the only Giant who is off to a frigid start at the plate.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2026
Vaqueiro traveled to frigid Minneapolis earlier this year after the deadly Immigration and Customs Enforcement shootings.
—Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2026
Rhode Island's electricity prices just went down – a relief after months of frigid temperatures and sky high energy bills.
—Alex Kuffner, The Providence Journal, 10 Apr. 2026
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Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Apr. 2026
San Francisco’s ceiling as an offense is contingent on Devers producing like a three-time All-Star, but Devers is far from the only Giant who is off to a frigid start at the plate.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2026
Vaqueiro traveled to frigid Minneapolis earlier this year after the deadly Immigration and Customs Enforcement shootings.
—Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2026
Rhode Island's electricity prices just went down – a relief after months of frigid temperatures and sky high energy bills.
—Alex Kuffner, The Providence Journal, 10 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for frigid
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There could be as many as ~1017 icy, round objects in hydrostatic equilibrium in the Milky Way galaxy alone, most of which are likely not bound to a parent star at all.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
30 Apr. 2026
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What Happens in Your Brain During Ice Bath The instant icy water hits your skin, your brain’s stress system flips on.—
Samantha Agate,
Miami Herald,
30 Apr. 2026
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If the morning is chilly, there’s breakfast in the orangery beneath the Roberto Ruspoli mural, beside a crackling fire.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
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Showers will be most numerous in coverage Saturday afternoon into Saturday night as temperatures fall into the 50s with a chilly easterly wind.—
Steven Sosna,
CBS News,
23 Apr. 2026
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Amanda Lee Myers is a senior crime reporter who covers the death penalty, cold case investigations and breaking news for USA TODAY.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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In Milan, Pietrantoni had just worked with a design studio on an installation with cold lighting, which was drawing interested crowds.—
Adriane Quinlan,
Curbed,
28 Apr. 2026
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After several days of unseasonable warmth, freezing temperatures are expected overnight across parts of the Delaware Valley — a sudden swing that could impact both backyard plants and commercial crops.—
Eva Andersen,
CBS News,
21 Apr. 2026
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Just five hours of sub-freezing temperatures is enough to take out crops.—
Vanessa Yurkevich,
CNN Money,
17 Apr. 2026
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In celebration of Earth Day, Disney Parks has released an extremely chill 1-hour video tour of Living with the Land, its popular slow-moving boat ride in EPCOT at Walt Disney World.—
Christopher Edwards,
PEOPLE,
23 Apr. 2026
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Dress it up for work with a pair of polished trousers and a blazer, wear it to the gym or yoga class, or throw one on as comfy loungewear during chill weekends.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 Apr. 2026
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On a cool Friday night at Audi Field, the Washington Spirit didn’t just win.—
Asli Pelit,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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Yes, Barcelona comes across normally as a cool place, a vanguard city which everybody wants to visit.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Frigid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frigid. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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