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Watch exclusive 'Rental Family' scene In an exclusive scene, Phillip (Fraser) gets cold feet about being the groom in a young woman’s fake wedding to please her parents, and co-worker Aiko (Mari Yamamoto) has to snap him out of it.
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Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 8 Jan. 2026
But investors are increasingly getting cold feet, concerned that some technology stocks might be overvalued.
—Sasha Hupka, AZCentral.com, 31 Dec. 2025
Yes, cold feet can make a difference.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 16 Dec. 2025
Guests checking in will find rooms with hardwood floors topped with small rugs to prevent getting cold feet.
—Miami Herald, 29 Nov. 2025
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Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 8 Jan. 2026
But investors are increasingly getting cold feet, concerned that some technology stocks might be overvalued.
—Sasha Hupka, AZCentral.com, 31 Dec. 2025
Yes, cold feet can make a difference.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 16 Dec. 2025
Guests checking in will find rooms with hardwood floors topped with small rugs to prevent getting cold feet.
—Miami Herald, 29 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cold feet
Noun
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That uncertainty comes with a risk.—
Hannah Keyser,
CNN Money,
9 Feb. 2026
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When uncertainty rises, organizations instinctively tighten their grip.—
Amy Eliza Wong,
Fortune,
9 Feb. 2026
Noun
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For now, those doubts have done little to dent her standing.—
Hanako Montgomery,
CNN Money,
6 Feb. 2026
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Technical doubts and stealth concerns Skepticism around the SM-39 centers on physics as much as design.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The film merges family drama with atmospheric suspense.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
13 Feb. 2026
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The current groups offer a lot less suspense in comparison, with Canada winning its group 73 percent of the time and USA winning 84 percent of the time.—
Dom Luszczyszyn,
New York Times,
7 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The filmmaker leans pop-comic rather than petrifying in his final draft, opting for earnestness that smothers atmospheric dread.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
6 Feb. 2026
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In its worst forms, paranoia is a misapplication of the tools of attention, devotion, and care, scuttled by dread, the oppression of the unknown, and a lack of support.—
James Folta,
Literary Hub,
5 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Mostly typical teen angst and romantic triangles but the show had its heart in the right place.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
14 Feb. 2026
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As the question mark in the album title suggests, though, angst and doubt lurk beneath the bliss.—
Stephen Kearse,
Pitchfork,
11 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The torment of Cathy’s abusive brother shifts to the hands of her father, played by Martin Clunes.—
Emily Zemler,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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This is also my war—my resistance to it, my torment over it, my struggle against it.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Feb. 2026
Noun
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And assuming Edmonton does make it, their path out of the division wouldn’t be that foreboding.—
Sean McIndoe,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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Ought this scene to be read as foreplay or foreboding?—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
9 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Athletes from all over the world have seen their fair share of drama, stunning upsets and emotional moments.—
Suzanne Nuyen,
NPR,
13 Feb. 2026
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Iowa State slowed the game down and went on a 12-1 run to retake control, but TCU still had an opportunity to pull off the upset.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Cold feet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cold%20feet. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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