cold front

noun

Definition of cold frontnext
as in chill

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Recent Examples of cold front Strong to severe storms are possible ahead of a cold front Tuesday afternoon and evening. — Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 25 July 2026 Meanwhile, a plume of tropical moisture linked to Bertha is feeding into a cold front draped across southeast Virginia, parts of the Carolinas and northern Georgia. — Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 23 July 2026 The changes were due in part to a cold front moving in that is lowering humidity Sunday afternoon and evening, AccuWeather senior meteorologist Adam Douty explained on the prediction service’s website. — Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 19 July 2026 The smoke that traveled out of Illinois and into Michigan and Wisconsin on Friday was pushed back into the region Saturday night by a cold front, Izzi said. — Finnegan Belleau, Chicago Tribune, 19 July 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
  • Simply mix the ingredients to combine, roll into a log, and chill until ready to use.
    — Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Miriam wore a navy-blue task jacket to ward off the loose chill of the morning.
    — Rachel Yoder, New Yorker, 2 Aug. 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
  • Orris adds earthy depth, while a petrichor accord gives the scent an eerie coldness.
    — Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 15 July 2026
  • In this attitude was a strange commingling of repugnance and desire, alienation and belonging, intimacy and coldness.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 July 2026
Definition of coldness
Noun
  • At 12,800 feet, Montana's tallest mountain is prone to unpredictable weather including dangerous lightning storms and bitter cold.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 30 July 2026
  • Perreault-Magny, a father of a toddler, said he's seen mothers carrying infants through the woods, their feet wrapped in aluminum foil to stave off the winter's cold.
    — Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 29 July 2026
Definition of cold
Noun
  • Grab a bite at one of the nearby seafood restaurants or indulge in the property’s on-site sauna.
    — Kelsey Mulvey, Vogue, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The state health department says that avoiding tick bites is the best way to avoid tularemia.
    — Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 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
  • For the time being, at least, the deal uniting two of Hollywood’s biggest studios is in a deep freeze.
    — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 24 July 2026
  • This deep freeze helps make the phylogenetic reconstruction possible.
    — John Drake, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
Definition of deep freeze
Noun
  • After an overnight freeze, all that’s left to do is slice and serve.
    — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 July 2026
  • The transfer freeze comes as the club’s owner, Saudi’s Public Investment Fund (PIF), moves to address a financial crisis at the club, whose debts now exceed 800 million riyals ($213 million), according to Arriyadiyah.
    — Adrian Elimian, semafor.com, 30 July 2026
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