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Recent Examples of heat wave
Southern Californians would enjoy a Minnesota white Christmas and North Dakota folks would covet a California heat wave in December.
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Dan Summers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Dec. 2025
Anybody who’s fallen ill during a heat wave, struggled while breathing wildfire smoke or been injured cleaning up from a hurricane knows that climate change can threaten human health.
—Vijay Limaye, The Conversation, 12 Nov. 2025
As parts of Southern California are bracing themselves for a heat wave, specific parts of Washington have been warned by the National Weather Service (NWS) to expect up to 8 inches of snow to fall in areas above 4,000 feet through to Wednesday morning.
—Amanda Greenwood, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
Nearly all of Florida’s Acropora coral colonies are now dead, a dramatic downfall linked to a record-breaking ocean heat wave in 2023.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
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Dan Summers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Dec. 2025
Anybody who’s fallen ill during a heat wave, struggled while breathing wildfire smoke or been injured cleaning up from a hurricane knows that climate change can threaten human health.
—Vijay Limaye, The Conversation, 12 Nov. 2025
As parts of Southern California are bracing themselves for a heat wave, specific parts of Washington have been warned by the National Weather Service (NWS) to expect up to 8 inches of snow to fall in areas above 4,000 feet through to Wednesday morning.
—Amanda Greenwood, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
Nearly all of Florida’s Acropora coral colonies are now dead, a dramatic downfall linked to a record-breaking ocean heat wave in 2023.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for heat wave
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heat wave
heat
Noun
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There's also a vital element of resource management that plays a role in every encounter, forcing players to juggle power distribution between shields, weapons, and engines while also managing heat levels within their craft.—
Alan Bradley,
Space.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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This set from the Good Grips collection is made of borosilicate glass, which is food-safe like standard glass, but also more resistant to heat—meaning it can be taken out of the freezer and popped straight into the microwave to reheat leftovers without shattering.—
Caley Sturgill,
Southern Living,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Heat wave.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heat%20wave. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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