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Recent Examples of iciness
His smug iciness here would serve him well playing both Patrick Bateman and Bruce Wayne.
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Tim Grierson, Vulture, 7 Mar. 2026
Tim Grierson, Vulture, 7 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for iciness
Noun
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When Charles was set to come face to face with one of the brightest, youngest faces of American politics, New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, he was met with only a coldness and reminder of the crimes of British imperialism.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2026
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The term implies godlike deftness and speed but also a certain impersonal coldness — skill at the expense of passion.—
Justin Davidson,
Vulture,
29 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Rugged individualism, frigidity of rugged individual.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
25 Jan. 2026
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Before there were ice rollers, cryo masks, and other face-cooling tools that purport to firm and smooth skin with the power of frigidity, there was the simple act of dunking one's face in a bowl of icy water.—
Marci Robin,
Allure,
14 Jan. 2026
Noun
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One of the points of the posturing — in aerial ballets that take place away from public gaze hundreds of times a year — is to try to ensure that the frostiness between NATO and the Kremlin over Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine doesn't tilt into open hostility.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Iciness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/iciness. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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