cold front

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Recent Examples of cold front Volunteers and officials had hoped to see fewer people outside during the count as a cold front blanketed the county. Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 31 Mar. 2025 Although it will be mostly dry during the day, strong storms could develop Tuesday night as a cold front approaches, the weather service said. Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 30 Mar. 2025 Roughly 170 million people from Illinois to eastern Texas and beyond could be affected over the next two days, as a powerful cold front collides with unseasonably warm air. CNN Money, 30 Mar. 2025 The risk of storms comes overnight, according to the forecast, when a cold front will move in during the evening. Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 29 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cold front
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Noun
  • This is all new to Åberg, a tall, charismatic 25-year-old rising star Swede with a warm smile, a chill disposition and an aversion to drawing attention to himself.
    Brody Miller, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
  • Many people are still in harm’s way as others start to dig out of the muck, but a dramatic return to winter-like chill early this week poses another complicating factor.
    Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Additionally, some later writings describing severe winters and cold waves support this thesis.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 12 Feb. 2025
  • According to historical trends from the National Weather Service (NWS), similar cold waves have often coincided with high-pressure systems that funnel Arctic air into the mid-Atlantic region.
    Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Duration of illness: Short-term illnesses (like the flu or a cold) may temporarily increase calorie burn due to fever and immune system activation, but their effects are usually minor.
    Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 7 Apr. 2025
  • Owner Katie came down with a cold earlier this week, keeping her bedridden for most of the day.
    John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The fight ends with Shauna taking a bite out of Melissa’s arm, pinning her down and demanding Melissa eat her own flesh.
    Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 28 Mar. 2025
  • The site of the leech bite was treated, and the farmer was given iron supplements to take for a month to manage his anemia, doctors said.
    Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The cause of the week-long deep freeze?
    Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 6 Mar. 2025
  • This would be the second polar vortex disruption of 2025, following a deep freeze in February.
    Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey took a swipe at the Trump administration on Friday as a federal judge ruled that a funding freeze to the state must be lifted as the state refuses to amend its policies regarding transgender athletes in girls’ and women’s sports.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 14 Apr. 2025
  • On Friday at 2:47 p.m. the NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC issued a freeze watch valid for Sunday between midnight and 10 a.m.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 11 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Opposite is the fat and welcoming British Library, composed of 10 million bricks, a number that merely nips at the toes of the 60-million-brick St. Pancras Hotel next door.
    Francesca Carington, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2025
  • The affection can build up and lead to a slight nip at each other.
    Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025

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