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Recent Examples of heat wave
Out-of-season extremes, like a cold snap in August or a winter heat wave, are catching communities and businesses off guard.
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Sheri Bachstein, Time, 18 Sep. 2025
In 1988, a catastrophic heat wave and drought plagued the United States, killing thousands of people and triggering over $80 billion in damage.
—Zack Savitsky, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
The marine heat wave that the weather service currently is tracking started in May and covers an area from Southern California up past Canada toward the Alaska Gulf.
—Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025
A lot of existing NewSeed crops wilted in a heat wave or got frosted in a cold wave or got drowned in a wave wave.
—Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
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Sheri Bachstein, Time, 18 Sep. 2025
In 1988, a catastrophic heat wave and drought plagued the United States, killing thousands of people and triggering over $80 billion in damage.
—Zack Savitsky, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
The marine heat wave that the weather service currently is tracking started in May and covers an area from Southern California up past Canada toward the Alaska Gulf.
—Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025
A lot of existing NewSeed crops wilted in a heat wave or got frosted in a cold wave or got drowned in a wave wave.
—Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heat wave
heat
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Four internal sensors track the exact temperature inside your food, while an ambient sensor monitors the surrounding heat.—
Nora Colomer
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FOXNews.com,
13 Oct. 2025
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Meanwhile, in a large, deep pan, heat the olive oil over medium-high heat.—
Kate Bradshaw,
Mercury News,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Heat wave.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heat%20wave. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.
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