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Recent Examples of stone-cold
This long list of accomplishments doesn’t even mention her work with the Raconteurs, her co-writes with Guy fuckin’ Clark, or that one of her records (2013’s Like a Rose) is a stone-cold classic of 2010s insurgent country.
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Stephen M. Deusner,
Pitchfork,
7 Apr. 2026
Plus, stone-cold shooting haunted Northfield in the first half.
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Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
14 Mar. 2026
Houston beat us, stone-cold beat us.
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Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
13 Mar. 2026
Deep Space Nine, or Diane Keaton’s ex in Manhattan, or André’s dinner guest, or the stone-cold-serious playwright of The Designated Mourner, or even the boy who grew up with the mid-century New Yorker crowd.
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Christopher Bonanos,
Vulture,
23 Feb. 2026
Carhartt's Detroit jacket is a stone-cold classic.
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Adam Cheung,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 Feb. 2026
And now the daughters and granddaughters of the Ladies Aid and League of Catholic Women’s groups are organizing food, shelter, and finances against stone-cold invaders.
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Literary Hub,
5 Feb. 2026
Secretary Kristi Noem is a stone-cold liar and has zero credibility.
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Ali Bauman,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
John Malkovich plays the stone-cold President Snow in pre-recorded videos that bookend the arena, looming over the show’s Katniss Everdeen in a crisp, white suit.
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Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Dec. 2025
Stephen M. Deusner,
Pitchfork,
7 Apr. 2026
Plus, stone-cold shooting haunted Northfield in the first half.
—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
14 Mar. 2026
Houston beat us, stone-cold beat us.
—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
13 Mar. 2026
Deep Space Nine, or Diane Keaton’s ex in Manhattan, or André’s dinner guest, or the stone-cold-serious playwright of The Designated Mourner, or even the boy who grew up with the mid-century New Yorker crowd.
—
Christopher Bonanos,
Vulture,
23 Feb. 2026
Carhartt's Detroit jacket is a stone-cold classic.
—
Adam Cheung,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 Feb. 2026
And now the daughters and granddaughters of the Ladies Aid and League of Catholic Women’s groups are organizing food, shelter, and finances against stone-cold invaders.
—
Literary Hub,
5 Feb. 2026
Secretary Kristi Noem is a stone-cold liar and has zero credibility.
—
Ali Bauman,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
John Malkovich plays the stone-cold President Snow in pre-recorded videos that bookend the arena, looming over the show’s Katniss Everdeen in a crisp, white suit.
—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stone-cold
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Or serve it cold spooned over Brie cheese.
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It will be equipped to process and service new steel products coming down the line at Big River like galvanized and cold-rolled steel.
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Although more cautious than the NAIA, the slow-moving NCAA has been downright bullish compared to its usual sport-adoption protocols.
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As The Traitors' host, Cumming oversees a hodgepodge of reality stars and C-list celebrities who partake in a series of challenges ranging from goofy to downright harrowing — that season 2 cabin of maggots!
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Argentina, Ecuador, the Netherlands and now Colombia have absolutely jam-packed the place.
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That was a mild day for the time, but 250 years later, the city is absolutely roasting.
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In some spots, the history is just plain wrong.
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Following them was Ramón, 15, pulling along two suitcases, one was plain dark green and the other had a Betty Boop theme; and Magdalena, the children’s mother and Angel’s grandmother.
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“Stone-cold.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stone-cold. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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