cold front

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Recent Examples of cold front Winds will shift to the west behind the morning storms and cold front. Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025 The upcoming cooldown is tied to an expansive area of high pressure expected to track south out of Canada later this week, and a lengthy cold front racing down ahead of it. Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 29 July 2025 While most of the fires are located in central and western Canada, wind patterns have carried smoke into Ontario, Quebec, and across the Northeastern U.S. The smoke was funneled into the region by a cold front that triggered storms on Friday. Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 July 2025 Storms could bring torrential rains A cold front is expected to move into the area overnight on Wednesday, bringing the threat of thunderstorms that are expected to be efficient rain producers. Kansas City Star, 23 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for cold front
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Noun
  • A week earlier, Columbia’s jaw-dropping $221 million settlement sent a chill down the spines of college administrators all around the country.
    Michele Chabin, The Washington Examiner, 15 Aug. 2025
  • The illness can cause flu-like symptoms such as fever, chills, muscle aches, headaches, fatigue, loss of appetite, confusion or diarrhea.
    David Matthews, New York Daily News, 14 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The online mapping application identifies communities most at risk to 18 natural hazards, including coastal flooding, cold waves, hurricanes, ice storms and wildfires.
    Edward Segal, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
  • In 2024, there were 27 confirmed U.S. billion-dollar weather and climate disasters: 17 severe storm events (tornado outbreaks, high wind, hailstorms), five hurricanes, one wildfire, one drought/heat wave and two winter storm/cold wave events.
    William "Coty" Keller, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 July 2025
Noun
  • Winter weather has become just as unpredictable, with polar vortex events bringing intense cold to much of the U.S.
    Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Aug. 2025
  • There are several reasons why finishing with cold rather than hot water is beneficial.
    Emily Peck, Wired News, 20 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • While someone would need to go to a hospital after a bite, there are relatively few bites every year and no fatalities have been reported in 75 years, Goniea said.
    Darcie Moran, Freep.com, 19 Aug. 2025
  • Even today, Heathers' spin on cliques, teen suicide, and homosexuality still has bite.
    Michelle Kung, EW.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • This period includes the Maunder Minimum from 1645 to 1715 when there were no sunspots and the world was in a deep freeze (paintings of people skating on the River Thames, etc).
    Ian Dexter Palmer, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
  • India will issue tourist visas for Chinese citizens for the first time in five years, allowing nationals from its neighboring country to freely visit each other, marking a significant reset in relations after a deadly border clash sent ties into a deep freeze.
    Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 24 July 2025
Noun
  • Stanford University announced plans to reduce its operating budget by $140 million this upcoming school year, which included 363 layoffs and an ongoing hiring freeze.
    Cheyanne Mumphrey, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2025
  • Beets become sweeter and more vibrant when planted for a fall harvest, and a freeze only improves their flavor.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 7 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • For sand fleas, a tiny critter that nips at ankles on Gulf beaches at dawn and dusk, try essential oil repellents.
    Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 29 July 2025
  • Collective action at the global level is necessary to blunt the worst effects of climate change and nip future pandemics in the bud.
    STACIE E. GODDARD, Foreign Affairs, 28 July 2025

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