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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Dodge the cold at a park museum.
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Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 28 Nov. 2025
Rose also worries about the cold-sensitive manatees as power companies transition away from fossil fuels because of climate change, jeopardizing the artificially warm waters around power plants.
—Amy Green, Miami Herald, 27 Nov. 2025
After 12–24 hours in the fridge, the cold brew is ready to drink.
—Mark Marino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 Nov. 2025
For kids, there's Snow Birds, a book about how birds survive the cold winter weather.
—Steve Bender, Southern Living, 27 Nov. 2025
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Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 28 Nov. 2025
Rose also worries about the cold-sensitive manatees as power companies transition away from fossil fuels because of climate change, jeopardizing the artificially warm waters around power plants.
—Amy Green, Miami Herald, 27 Nov. 2025
After 12–24 hours in the fridge, the cold brew is ready to drink.
—Mark Marino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 Nov. 2025
For kids, there's Snow Birds, a book about how birds survive the cold winter weather.
—Steve Bender, Southern Living, 27 Nov. 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 29 Nov. 2025.
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