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cold snap

noun

: a brief period of very cold weather

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Snow has also already fallen as far south as Atlanta, where conversational flakes were spotted during the unusual cold snap last week, the National Weather Service said. Doyle Rice, USA Today, 18 Nov. 2025 The Great Lakes state could see a very cold and snowy winter, with a significant cold snap between mid-January and mid-February, according to the Farmers' Almanac, which means unattended homes for those on the road. Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 12 Nov. 2025 An unusually early cold snap is gripping the Tampa Bay region, with temperatures Tuesday morning expected to break long-standing November 11 records. Sirena Bergman, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025 The first cold snap is coming to the Midwest, Appalachians, and Northeast this weekend, with widespread frost and freezes occurring. Emilee Coblentz, Outside, 7 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cold snap

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“Cold snap.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cold%20snap. Accessed 30 Nov. 2025.

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