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chilly

[chil-ee] / ˈtʃɪl i /




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“You would never think that America’s sweetheart would be so brilliant as this extremely chilly, withholding suburban housewife,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

Tuesday will begin on a chilly note, with any early fog soon clearing to leave sunny spells, but also a scattering of showers - most frequent across Scotland, northern England, the Midlands and Wales.

From BBC • May 4, 2026

In the center of the dim, chilly room is the giant iron loom.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

The entire room was ordered evacuated, and several hundred guests made their way into the Hilton lobby and out into the chilly air.

From Barron's • Apr. 26, 2026

He’d been sitting on the porch, watching the street, until he’d finally grown too chilly.

From "Eleven" by Tom Rogers




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