HEAT WAVE Synonyms: 11 Similar and Opposite Words

heat wave

noun

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Recent Examples of heat wave As a deadly, record-breaking heat wave surges across Europe, its impacts are firmly being felt by the stars sweating their way through Roland Garros. —

Thomas Schlachter, CNN Money, 28 May 2026 Last week, on Capitol Hill, amid a sweltering late-spring heat wave, the Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute set up food trucks, handing out ice-cream sandwiches. —

Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 28 May 2026 The deadly heat wave gripping northwest Europe is set to intensify in Spain and France, lifting power demand for cooling and threatening fresh temperature records. —

Joe Wertz, Bloomberg, 28 May 2026 Neighboring grids to the rescue In early September 2022, a brutal heat wave pushed California’s power grid to the brink. —

Fangxing Fran Li, The Conversation, 27 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for heat wave

Recent Examples of Synonyms for heat wave

heat

Noun

Those wanting to double at State also had to contend with mile qualifying heats on Friday, meaning runners would potentially have four miles of races in 24 hours.

— Scott M. Reid, Oc Register, 30 May 2026
The pillow is filled with shredded memory foam gel that pulls heat away from your head, neck, and shoulders to prevent overheating.

— Sian Babish, PEOPLE, 29 May 2026