the cold
noun
: cold weather
The cold really sets in around late November and doesn't let up until April.
I stood there shivering in the cold.
Come in out of the cold.
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Austin temperatures briefly drop Once storms clear out early Wednesday behind the cold front, the bigger story will become the sharp temperature change moving into Central Texas.
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Newsroom Meteorologist, Austin American Statesman, 9 Mar. 2026
Despite the cold weather and the Games’ spread-out venues, the students embraced all the experience had to offer.
—Jenelyn Russo, Oc Register, 9 Mar. 2026
The ball wobbled in the air, seemingly unable to slice through the cold wind, and into the arms of Steelers cornerback Asante Samuel Jr.
—Miami Herald, 9 Mar. 2026
Greg’s game-but-miserable reaction to the sauna, and then the cold plunge, is predictably hilarious.
—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 9 Mar. 2026
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Newsroom Meteorologist, Austin American Statesman, 9 Mar. 2026
Despite the cold weather and the Games’ spread-out venues, the students embraced all the experience had to offer.
—Jenelyn Russo, Oc Register, 9 Mar. 2026
The ball wobbled in the air, seemingly unable to slice through the cold wind, and into the arms of Steelers cornerback Asante Samuel Jr.
—Miami Herald, 9 Mar. 2026
Greg’s game-but-miserable reaction to the sauna, and then the cold plunge, is predictably hilarious.
—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 9 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for the cold
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“The cold.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20cold. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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