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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Rain, shifting winds and the cold front should eventually help clear the smoke, though air quality may not improve everywhere immediately. Dakota Smith, CNN Money, 17 July 2026 All around, gleaming with an incandescence that seems cut out of the cold blue sky itself, sheer cliffs rise impossibly high, a canopy of skyscrapers reflecting sunlight among themselves, creating a labyrinth that partitions the sun’s rays. Literary Hub, 15 July 2026 The rapid movement of warm water from the Gulf of Mexico into the cold Atlantic can influence rapid and extreme weather changes, which could take ships and planes by surprise. Andrea Romano, Travel + Leisure, 15 July 2026 Terry Lynn Lawhead-Steele, 71, of Southern California, Lawhead’s sister, was arrested in April in connection with the cold case. Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 14 July 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 21 Jul. 2026.

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