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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Respiratory virus season is upon the United States as the cold weather months set in, meaning cases of COVID-19, influenza and RSV are set to increase.
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Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2025
Dahlias grown in Zones 7 and below need extra winter care since the tubers can rot or be killed by the cold.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 17 Oct. 2025
Please take steps to protect tender plants from the cold.
—Deputy News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
Caleb Femi’s Poor (2020) sets up a visual contrast between exterior shots of the cold geometric grid of the North Peckham Estate, and close-up interiors with dancing.
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Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2025
Dahlias grown in Zones 7 and below need extra winter care since the tubers can rot or be killed by the cold.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 17 Oct. 2025
Please take steps to protect tender plants from the cold.
—Deputy News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
Caleb Femi’s Poor (2020) sets up a visual contrast between exterior shots of the cold geometric grid of the North Peckham Estate, and close-up interiors with dancing.
—Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
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 20 Oct. 2025.
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