cold snap

noun

: a brief period of very cold weather

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For context, a 15-day cold snap in 2017-2018 added over $1 billion to ratepayers’ bills. Jim Laurito, Hartford Courant, 28 Mar. 2025 During a 2021 cold snap in Texas, more than 12,100 turtles were cold-stunned. Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025 German Shepherd puppies, Cleo and Delta, are recuperating in foster homes after losing weight and getting frostbite 7 Comments Two German shepherd puppies were saved from a dangerous cold snap in Cokato, Minnesota. Kelli Bender, People.com, 28 Feb. 2025 After a brief fool’s spring, New York City plunged once again into a cold snap. Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 8 Apr. 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 3 May. 2025.

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