cold snap

noun

: a brief period of very cold weather

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Numerous tenants complained of going days without hot water during the most severe cold snap of the winter, and photos from the complex show sheets of ice on some walls and a ceiling collapsed on cars in a garage. Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 7 Feb. 2026 Editorial Director Laura Miller says this drugstore hand cream helped heal her irritated hands after a cold snap. Melanie Fincher, Southern Living, 6 Feb. 2026 First, there was an unseasonable cold snap in Florida that prompted NASA to delay a critical prelaunch test meant to assess the status of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket that will propel the astronauts on journey around the moon. Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 6 Feb. 2026 Falling iguanas have become a Florida cliche at this point, but this cold snap was the most brutal since 2010. Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 4 Feb. 2026 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 13 Feb. 2026.

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