1
as in icy
having a low or subnormal temperature
the arctic air of deep winter
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as in frigid
lacking in friendliness or warmth of feeling
received the usual arctic reception from her in-laws at Thanksgiving
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Recent Examples of arctic
The temperature will plummet overnight Saturday, dropping to about 2 degrees, with a wind chill as low as 14 degrees below in Providence, as arctic air sweeps down into the region, the weather service says.
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Jack Perry, The Providence Journal, 6 Feb. 2026
But now, another polar vortex is pushing arctic air and settling over the eastern United States in what has been a relentless winter.
—Irene Wright, USA Today, 6 Feb. 2026
The snow is coming amid an arctic front that will bring dangerously cold wind chills — along with strong winds and heavy freezing spray over the waters.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 5 Feb. 2026
During the last week of January, an arctic blast hit Texas, bringing ice and bone-chilling temperatures.
—Elissa Jorgensen, Dallas Morning News, 5 Feb. 2026
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Jack Perry, The Providence Journal, 6 Feb. 2026
But now, another polar vortex is pushing arctic air and settling over the eastern United States in what has been a relentless winter.
—Irene Wright, USA Today, 6 Feb. 2026
The snow is coming amid an arctic front that will bring dangerously cold wind chills — along with strong winds and heavy freezing spray over the waters.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 5 Feb. 2026
During the last week of January, an arctic blast hit Texas, bringing ice and bone-chilling temperatures.
—Elissa Jorgensen, Dallas Morning News, 5 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for arctic
Adjective
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The rubber insole and bottom make for stable traction on icy and slushy surfaces, too.—
Olivia Dubyak,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Feb. 2026
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These surfaces could be icy and slippery, increasing your risk of a fall and injury.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Feb. 2026
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Rising prices for natural gas, electricity and home heating oil, combined with sustained frigid temperatures in much of the country, are burning yet another hole in many Americans’ wallets.—
Tami Luhby,
CNN Money,
12 Feb. 2026
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The 19 monks and their dog, Aloka, walked 2,300 miles across several Southern states — sometimes in frigid conditions — drawing large crowds in churchyards, city halls and town squares.—
Deepa Bharath,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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With bitter cold settling in across the Philadelphia area, people on both sides of the river were finding their own ways to deal with freezing temperatures — from bundling up to warming up from the inside.—
Eva Andersen,
CBS News,
9 Feb. 2026
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Cortina d’Ampezzo now sees 41 fewer freezing days annually than when the Games were first held there in 1956.—
Simmone Shah,
Time,
9 Feb. 2026
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Snow and cold conditions have become increasingly unreliable.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
10 Feb. 2026
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Built for extreme cold Corvus One for Cold Chain uses industrial-grade barcode scanners with precise control over focus and exposure, enabling reliable label capture even when barcodes are frosted, damaged, or low contrast.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Feb. 2026
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For early spring when the weather still gets chilly, use a set of thicker sheet sets to add the perfect amount of warmth, then pair it with a set of cooling sheets once hotter temperatures arrive later in the season.—
Caley Sturgill,
Southern Living,
13 Feb. 2026
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Otherwise, Thursday looks blustery and chilly with a mostly cloudy sky.—
Steven Sosna,
CBS News,
11 Feb. 2026
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Despite a few especially chill days, temperatures have stayed mostly above normal in the region over the winter months, according to climate data from the National Weather Service Fort Worth.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Feb. 2026
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The service Resort staff is unfailingly friendly yet chill.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
6 Feb. 2026
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As always, Rihanna and A$AP Rocky prove that coordinating style is still very, very cool.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
7 Feb. 2026
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Grab a plastic bucket, fill it with ice, and place your beers (along with other bottled drinks) inside to keep them cool throughout the game.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Feb. 2026
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Recent weather extremes in the South and East are examples of what global warming can cause — a warmer Arctic that disrupts the polar vortex and pushes cold weather and snow farther south.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Feb. 2026
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Much of the nation has been in an icy envelope of polar air for several weeks.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
7 Feb. 2026
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“Arctic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arctic. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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