coldly

adverb

Definition of coldlynext
as in coolly

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Recent Examples of coldly In her desperation, Raq visits Flossie about getting an audience with Stefano, but Flossie coldly turns her down. — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2026 Or, as its name implies, is the Algorithm some kind of AI agent coldly processing data? — Noel Murray, Vulture, 17 July 2026 The trend toward standardization and control has become coldly clear. — Cal Revely-Calder, New Yorker, 29 June 2026 Dan’s always been the bad guy, but his ability to coldly kill his own brother brings his villain status to a new level. — Ew Staff, Entertainment Weekly, 25 June 2026 During one particularly strange scene, Eisenhower coldly dismisses a staff member’s request to check on a patient at a nearby hospital. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 26 May 2026 Guardiola famously sidelined Yaya Toure, but others later felt that David Silva, Aguero and Fernandinho were treated coldly in their final seasons, despite their status. — Sam Lee, New York Times, 25 May 2026 Duvall possessed a Brando-like intensity in the Seventies, whether as the coldly strategic Tom Hagen in the Godfather pictures or as Frank Hackett, the soulless, hotheaded executive in Sidney Lumet’s bruising satire Network. — Tim Grierson, Rolling Stone, 16 Feb. 2026 The pair felt that their competitive careers had been coldly cut short. — Natasha O'Neill, Vanity Fair, 3 Feb. 2026
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coolly
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  • But, when Ukrainian negotiators push for more detainees, their Russian counterparts tend to respond coolly.
    — Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
  • After controlling the ball twice with his head, Bouanga sprinted into the box and coolly lifted it over goalkeeper Stefan Cleveland and into the net.
    — Josh Gross, Daily News, 26 July 2026
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