cold front

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Recent Examples of cold front Historically cold air is expected in Central Florida on Saturday due to a cold front that is passing through the area this afternoon, Spectrum News 13 meteorologist Katie Garch said. Elainie Barraza, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Jan. 2026 Once the next cold front moves through on Tuesday, those along and east of I-35 have the highest chance to see a shower or storm. Lauren Bostwick, CBS News, 31 Jan. 2026 After a winter storm left North Texas blanketed in snow, ice and sleet last weekend, another cold front will bring another blast of Arctic air to the region late Friday. Suryatapa Chakraborty, Dallas Morning News, 30 Jan. 2026 That warmth was short-lived however, as another cold front pushed through South Texas Thursday night. Anthony Franze, San Antonio Express-News, 30 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for cold front
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cold front
Noun
  • But temperatures were below freezing in central Florida, with the wind chill in the teens.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Feb. 2026
  • But this time, with driving gloves instead of winter gloves and racing shoes instead of snow boots, there’s a chance their extremities could feel the chill.
    Jeff Gluck, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • At Saturday midday, the worst of an extreme cold wave was over, but the temperature was still 6 degrees below zero.
    Jack Brook, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2026
  • There are two cold waves that will begin to push toward Colorado between now and the weekend.
    Dave Aguilera, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Ideal snowmaking conditions today require a dewpoint temperature – the combination of coldness and humidity – of around 28 F (-2 C) or less.
    Sunshine Swetnam, The Conversation, 3 Feb. 2026
  • This character often keeps her feelings to herself, not out of coldness but from a fear of becoming a burden to others.
    Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 3 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • One of the many unsettling images to emerge from the recent ICE surge in Minneapolis was that of 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos, in his blue bunny hat, standing in the January cold with the hand of a federal officer gripping his Spider-Man backpack.
    A.O. Scott, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
  • Blast of Arctic cold on Saturday The WJZ First Alert Weather Team has upgraded Saturday to a First Alert Weather Day for strong, powerful wind gusts, numbing temperatures, and dangerously low wind-chills.
    Steven Sosna, CBS News, 3 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • On a recent visit, oysters arrived first, dressed with caviar, citrus cream, and ginger, with a briny bite that was decadent yet balanced.
    Cameron Sperance, Travel + Leisure, 6 Feb. 2026
  • The suspect sustained a K9 bite and a non-life-threatening gunshot wound in the leg, Cody said.
    Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 6 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Frigid weather, alcohol and drugs proved to be a fatal combination for a number of people found dead outdoors during New York’s continuing deep freeze as the city prepares for two more days of record low temperatures, officials said Saturday.
    Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 7 Feb. 2026
  • Still another Arctic blast with snow and a deep freeze just arrived, along with another round of quips directed at meteorologists and scientists, challenging them to explain again how climate change works.
    Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 7 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • How often does the Ohio River freeze?
    Stephanie Stremplewski, Louisville Courier Journal, 7 Feb. 2026
  • The panel overseeing the project, the Gateway Development Commission, had said work would stop late Friday afternoon because of the federal funding freeze, resulting in the immediate loss of about 1,000 jobs as well as thousands of additional jobs in the future.
    Anthony Izaguirre, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • If a person unknowingly walks their dog close to a den during pupping season, the coyote may try to warn or escort the dog away — sometimes through a nip on the haunch or leg.
    Lisa Bloch, Mercury News, 20 Jan. 2026
  • But some of the richest and most varied outfit ideas around nip-and-tuck trousers lately have been spotted on the streets during fashion month.
    Alison Syrett Cleary, InStyle, 18 Jan. 2026

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“Cold front.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cold%20front. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.

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