cold-blooded

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They were cold-blooded, for one thing, and probably resembled lizards.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026

At the heart of it, I believe this is a simple, straightforward, cold-blooded quest for power.

From Slate • Nov. 22, 2025

He said the Croatian journalist was trying to "present me as a monster, as an inhuman, as someone who not only has no emotions, but is a cold-blooded murderer".

From BBC • Nov. 21, 2025

The hot-tempered but cold-blooded animal actor, who was estimated to be about 90, “passed away peacefully” over the weekend, according to Crocosaurus Cove, the Darwin, Australia-based aquarium and exhibition center where he was housed.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2024

I explain to Jaimito that snakes are cold-blooded reptiles, that they need the sun to warm them, which is why sometimes you come across them sunbathing on rocks.

From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau