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fire and ice

NOUN

essential

Synonyms

STRONGEST

condition element essence fundamental must precondition prerequisite principle requirement requisite

STRONG

ABCs groceries guts heart nitty-gritty quintessence rudiment stuff substance

WEAK

bottom line brass tacks meat and potatoes name of the game nuts and bolts part and parcel sine qua non vital part where one's at

Antonyms

STRONGEST

extra

WEAK

accessory auxiliary nonessential subsidiary throwaway

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Brendan Fraser and Andrew Scott are fire and ice in this depiction of the run-up to D-day, a secret operation that required total commitment — and no rain.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

Observations made by other spacecraft— Voyager 2, Galileo, Cassini, New Horizons, and currently, Juno—have revealed that Io is a dynamic hellscape of fire and ice.

From Slate • Sep. 27, 2023

We both got the fire and ice pedicure, which included a leg massage.

From Salon • Jan. 8, 2023

As the sun sets on Saturday, the paper is lit to create a spectacle of fire and ice.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 19, 2022

But the young blood in his veins ran alternate currents of fire and ice.

From The Dragon Painter by Fenollosa, Mary McNeil

fire and ice

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