cold front

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Recent Examples of cold front Southern cities are forecast to see 70-degree highs on Thursday, March 26, before a cold front sweeps them away. Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 26 Mar. 2026 Peak daytime temperatures behind a late-week cold front could drop below 80 degrees, closer to a range that more comfortably supports an open-roof game. Newsroom Meteorologist, Houston Chronicle, 26 Mar. 2026 The storms are being fueled by increasing moisture streaming north from the Gulf alongside a strong cold front and an approaching upper-level system. Brandi D. Addison, IndyStar, 25 Mar. 2026 Oklahoma's heat wave cools on Friday Just in time for the weekend, the heat wave will be pushed back on late Thursday and Friday by a strong cold front from the north. Dale Denwalt, Oklahoman, 25 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for cold front
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cold front
Noun
  • Everyone sipped, meditated, reset — and then CA7RIEL and Paco tore the cover off the chill and delivered a high-octane performance that will not soon be forgotten.
    Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 28 Mar. 2026
  • The breeze should calm some on Saturday, when overcast skies and an unseasonable chill is expected.
    Julia James, Dallas Morning News, 27 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Polar vortex ends 'false spring' Not every cold wave is tied to the polar vortex, but this one is, AccuWeather said.
    Doyle Rice, USA Today, 12 Mar. 2026
  • The town began getting complaint calls during the harsh cold wave that came before the severe snowstorm Jan. 25, and the rate has increased since.
    Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 7 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The song has said everything that Ines can’t bring herself to, and her coldness chips away in the days and weeks that follow.
    Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Some of it has to do with the coldness of the skin.
    Stephanie Innes, AZCentral.com, 5 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The thermal footage of Chesney moving through the woods stopped Johnson cold.
    Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
  • The Kenosha Police Department announced March 30 that an arrest has been made in a homicide cold case dating back to the 1970s.
    Adrienne Davis, jsonline.com, 30 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Worldwide, many antibiotics are starting to lose their bite.
    Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 27 Mar. 2026
  • The evening begins with a lively pre-event social hour featuring bites, cocktails and networking.
    Dallas Morning News, Dallas Morning News, 27 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Logan O’Hoppe started last season on a hot streak and then went into a four-month deep freeze.
    Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 23 Mar. 2026
  • A weeks-long cold snap in January and February plunged the city into a deep freeze.
    Matthew Villafane, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • If there is a potential for temperatures to fall into these thresholds, a freeze watch may be issued a few days ahead of time.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 29 Mar. 2026
  • There’s a sense of a freeze across the energy industry, stifling long-term planning—except for examining many potential scenarios—and allowing for only short-term operational adjustments.
    Jordan Blum, Fortune, 28 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • There were seven empty nip bottles — vodka.
    Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 22 Mar. 2026
  • For more wonderful panoramas of the Douro river, nip over to Arco Das Verdades – a small, friendly wine bar with a decent selection of traditional Portuguese nibbles.
    Irenie Forshaw, TheWeek, 19 Mar. 2026

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“Cold front.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cold%20front. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.

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