cold front

noun

Definition of cold frontnext
as in chill

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Recent Examples of cold front By Thursday, the Eastern Pacific trough that helped pump up the moisture earlier in the week will arrive, bringing a weak cold front and kicking off a late-week cooling trend. — Kassia Bonesteel, CBS News, 13 July 2026 Areas over central Kansas and Nebraska, closer to a cold front draped over the northern Plains, have a greater risk of severe weather. — Kansas City Star, 7 July 2026 That is a strong cold front that will usher in cooler temps today and for the rest of the weekend. — Sean MacAday, Sacbee.com, 26 June 2026 Forecasters expect the large cold front to develop in the Pacific Northwest on Thursday then push southeast into the Intermountain West, creating dry lightning along the storm’s leading edge. — Evan Bush, NBC news, 24 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for cold front
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cold front
  1. chill
  2. cold wave
  3. coldness
  4. cold
  5. bite
  6. chilliness
  7. deep freeze
  8. freeze
Noun
  • Cover pasta salad and chill at least 30 minutes and up to 8 hours.
    — Rebecca Firkser, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 July 2026
  • But the bigger problem is that hiring has cooled significantly, and young workers are always the first to feel the chill.
    — Phil Blair, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 July 2026
Definition of chill
Noun
  • The region faced another brutal, 19-degree cold wave in January 1985 that again froze millions of orange trees on thousands of acres across Central Florida.
    — Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 June 2026
  • The impact of a cold wave is delayed but sustained.
    — Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2026
Definition of cold wave
Noun
  • In this attitude was a strange commingling of repugnance and desire, alienation and belonging, intimacy and coldness.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 July 2026
  • Her fierce intelligence helps paper over some of the screenplay’s rougher transitions, and even lends a measure of legibility to Sylvia’s sudden coldness.
    — Natalia Winkelman, Variety, 16 June 2026
Definition of coldness
Noun
  • According to its manufacturer, the platform is engineered to operate reliably in harsh environments, including high-altitude regions up to 10,800 feet (3,300 meters) above sea level and areas with extreme cold.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 16 July 2026
  • In other words, the CoolShed harnesses the power of natural light to keep your Natural Lights cold.
    — Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 14 July 2026
Definition of cold
Noun
  • After approximately two and a half hours in Alouette’s dining room, guests move into the lounge for final bites and a cocktail, coffee or tea.
    — Noel Burgess, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • Guests can also enjoy the Club Grill Steakhouse, light bites on Caldwell’s panoramic front porch, gourmet burgers at BRGR Kitchen & Bar, and alfresco dining at The LakeHouse.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 July 2026
Definition of bite
Noun
  • Or that Penélope Cruz’s sultry chilliness would jibe with either her male counterparts or Wilde’s diary-of-a-mad-housewife interpretation of a brittle, eager-to-impress woman brimming with creative frustration.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 26 June 2026
Definition of chilliness
Noun
  • This deep freeze helps make the phylogenetic reconstruction possible.
    — John Drake, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
  • Both events had plunged ties into a deep freeze.
    — Michael Kugelman, Time, 26 June 2026
Definition of deep freeze
Noun
  • CEOs like Amazon's Andy Jassy and Cloudflare's Matthew Prince confirm AI's role in flattening hiring curves and increasing efficiency, often leading to fewer traditional roles and a freeze on entry-level positions.
    — John Werner, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
  • Already this week, Orlando has instituted a freeze on new hiring.
    — Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 July 2026
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