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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Sadly, Yordan Alvarez and Jac Caglianone didn’t homer on Wednesday, running the cold streak to 12 straight picks. Josh Shepardson, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026 Throughout the evacuation, Olya fixates on the fact that men aged 18 to 60 are barred from leaving, all the while wearing a ridiculous big fluffy hat that seems to protect her more from the societal meltdown around her than from the cold. Sonya Vseliubska, IndieWire, 7 Aug. 2026 Food was stored uncovered in a refrigerator and food containers were nestled directly on food items in the cold top. Vince Basada august 7, Sacbee.com, 7 Aug. 2026 MetService, New Zealand’s weather bureau, said the cold outbreak was expected to persist for the next two days, bringing snow or sleet to near sea level across the eastern South Island. Reuters, NBC news, 5 Aug. 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 Aug. 2026.

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