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Recent Examples of cold frame
Mini greenhouses Similar to a cold frame, a mini greenhouse is simply a larger version.
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Special To The Denver Post, Denver Post, 12 Nov. 2025
The ideal site for a cold frame is facing south, in a sunny location.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Nov. 2025
Another technique to shield young vegetable plants from chilly early spring nights is to use a cold frame, though this takes more investment to buy or plan and build.
—Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 3 Apr. 2025
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Special To The Denver Post, Denver Post, 12 Nov. 2025
The ideal site for a cold frame is facing south, in a sunny location.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Nov. 2025
Another technique to shield young vegetable plants from chilly early spring nights is to use a cold frame, though this takes more investment to buy or plan and build.
—Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 3 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cold frame
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Part tour guide, part dream coach, Ney’s job was to explain how such a gargantuan feat was even possible, especially built on a strata of unstable mud near a hotbed of seismic activity.—
Katie Lauer,
Mercury News,
22 Dec. 2025
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Authorities say the shooters had spent much of November in the Philippines, an area known as a hotbed for terrorists.—
Mahsa Saeidi,
CBS News,
22 Dec. 2025
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Donors purchased the greenhouses for $14 million and donated them to Palestinian farmers, but the initiative led nowhere.—
Jon Medved,
semafor.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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The region sat close to the planet’s equator, resulting in a greenhouse-like environment with high humidity and warm temperatures.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
31 Oct. 2025
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Conditions permitting, visitors can glide from the glass conservatory down to the Sinnissippi Rose Garden—all for free.—
Erika Ebsworth-Goold,
Midwest Living,
4 Jan. 2026
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The director, a graduate of the AFI conservatory, spent two summers growing up gritting his teeth at an all-boys sleepaway sports camp.—
Mia Galuppo,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Dec. 2025
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“Cold frame.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cold%20frame. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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