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Recent Examples of heat wave
In the West, an unprecedented March heat wave made worse by planet-warming pollution also further depleted the dismal snowpack from a winter filled with more blue skies than snowflakes.
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Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2026
In the West, an unprecedented March heat wave made worse by planet-warming pollution also further depleted the dismal snowpack from a winter filled with more blue skies than snowflakes.
—Chris Dolce, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2026
Arrested during a heat wave The ordeal James went through occurred amid a 100-plus-degree heat wave.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 21 Apr. 2026
The fix could be quick and easy, but trying to get on a technician's schedule when your region is experiencing its first heat wave probably won't be.
—Tessa Cooper, The Spruce, 21 Apr. 2026
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Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2026
In the West, an unprecedented March heat wave made worse by planet-warming pollution also further depleted the dismal snowpack from a winter filled with more blue skies than snowflakes.
—Chris Dolce, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2026
Arrested during a heat wave The ordeal James went through occurred amid a 100-plus-degree heat wave.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 21 Apr. 2026
The fix could be quick and easy, but trying to get on a technician's schedule when your region is experiencing its first heat wave probably won't be.
—Tessa Cooper, The Spruce, 21 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for heat wave
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heat wave
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The woman was hiking in the Long Canyon Trail area in Simi Valley’s Wood Ranch community on Thursday when she was bitten by a rattlesnake, marking the seventh such incident in Ventura County in the past month as recent heat drives increased snake activity.—
Brittany Miller,
FOXNews.com,
1 May 2026
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Carbon nanotubes are conductive, meaning electricity and heat can move through them, and both types of nanotubes absorb and reflect electromagnetic waves.—
Chelsea Gohd,
Space.com,
1 May 2026
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“Heat wave.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heat%20wave. Accessed 5 May. 2026.
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