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Which actor was nicknamed "The King of Cool"?

cool

[kool] / kul /




VERB
reduce temperature, chill down
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONGEST
WEAK




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Data centers notably require substantial amounts of fresh water to help cool servers, raising fears of localized shortages.

From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026

The researchers also confirmed a feature that scientists had suspected existed for years: a region of unusually cool gas between Betelgeuse's visible surface and its higher atmospheric layer, known as the chromosphere.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026

He is perhaps the first teenager in history to utter the phrase, “I have very cool parents.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

“It’s like, ‘Ah, cool, all right, voting’s not so bad,’” Waithe said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026

A cool breeze raised the hem of my dress, exposing my knees.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

Weather likely had little to do with the advance, although forecasts have turned a bit cooler since the start of the week, NatGasWeather.com says in a note.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026

Another truffle hunter in Umbria in central Italy said that better areas for truffles this year were "more enclosed, cooler mountain valleys, where the moisture held" during the summer.

From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026

It could feel pretty chilly as temperatures are expected to gradually edge lower over the coming days, bringing a slightly cooler feel, particularly during the nights and early mornings.

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026

For younger viewers, the rewatch podcast simulates the old-school water cooler experience of talking about a show the day after it first aired.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

Coach Quinn pulled out a large cooler from the back of her truck.

From "The Missing Mitt (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #2)" by Franklin W. Dixon

And then Arlo goes right back to being the coolest kid ever, except for maybe being lactose intolerant, but with all the plant-based swaps available these days, that’s hardly a deal-breaker.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

Several TikTokers influencers claim you can save money and be the coolest house on the block with bigger candy this year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026

In the coolest of these stars, atmospheric material can reach densities of approximately 1 gram per cubic centimeter, comparable to water and millions of times denser than the Sun's visible surface, known as the photosphere.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026

One of the reasons that he wanted to become a writer was that he just thought Rod Serling was the coolest guy on the planet.

From Salon ● Oct. 10, 2026

He drew the ifrit with a cross burned into its chest, and it was the coolest picture I’ve ever seen.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri

"The shark is now swimming outside the artificial channel, where the water is deeper ... making it less vulnerable to temperature changes as the weather cools and less likely to become trapped."

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026

A premature New England panic cools with a Patriots victory in Buffalo.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

These rocks can form when magma cools underground or when volcanic material solidifies at the surface.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026

The advice is to wait a few minutes before drinking so the beverage cools to a safer temperature.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

It sparkles my face, washes my lungs, cools the building heat of my body.

From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen

Economic growth has cooled in recent months, and an early estimate of activity indicates gross domestic product contracted 0.1% in September from the month before.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

Eagerness to crowd into the AI trade in any way possible has cooled as banks have raised concerns over exposure and data-center delays, while climbing interest rates have made debt offerings less attractive.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026

Even when cooled to -253°C, both materials maintained an impressive ability to withstand damage.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026

Related: We stopped helping our neighbors with free home repairs and our friendship cooled.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026

Outside the dark air had cooled so that there was a chill in the room.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers

Liquefaction plants turn natural gas into a liquid by cooling down and shrinking its volume so it can be shipped around the world.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

Some Canadian cities are experimenting with subsidies to help residents cover cooling costs, he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

Oracle said it will support TPU deployments with power, cooling and networking.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026

They suggest that colder water originating in the North Atlantic could eventually influence circulation around Antarctica, helping remove CO2 from the atmosphere and contributing to the global cooling associated with past ice ages.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 28, 2026

Many residents of the Black Belt were reluctant to retire into their stifling-hot homes, choosing instead the cooling breezes blowing across their front porches and steps.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield


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