cold front

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Recent Examples of cold front South Florida will be unseasonably cool this week, as a passing cold front ushers in a dry, breezy air mass that will dominate weather for most of the week. Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 20 Apr. 2026 Fiesta officially kicked off on Thursday but a cold front and rain have dampened the annual festivities. Megan Rodriguez, San Antonio Express-News, 20 Apr. 2026 Pipes running along exterior walls with little or no insulation How to prevent pipes from freezing Many people take precautions before the first cold front, since outdoor faucets are often unused until spring. Finch Walker, USA Today, 20 Apr. 2026 Remnant showers and storms moved along a cold front sweeping the Ohio Valley Saturday morning before rejuvenating later in the afternoon. Kyle Reiman, ABC News, 18 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for cold front
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cold front
Noun
  • But pro-Palestinian activist Remah Naji said the ban had sent a chill through the local protest movement.
    CNN.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 25 Apr. 2026
  • This variety requires only 200 winter chill hours, meaning it can be grown anywhere in Southern California.
    Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 25 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The impact of a cold wave is delayed but sustained.
    Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2026
  • The area of the U.S. being hit by extreme weather in the past five years has doubled from 20 years ago, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Climate Extremes Index, which includes various types of wild weather, such as heat and cold waves, downpours and drought.
    Dallas Morning News, Dallas Morning News, 20 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The coldness of the water constricts arteries, requiring the heart to work harder than normal to function.
    Saleen Martin, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2026
  • The song has said everything that Ines can’t bring herself to, and her coldness chips away in the days and weeks that follow.
    Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • After three verse-chorus repetitions, the quartet stop the song cold and set off in a new direction, churning out pure noise even as drummer Steve Shelley keeps everyone anchored.
    Stephen M. Deusner, Pitchfork, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Newsom, who opposes the wealth tax, was still telling people about the lengthy exchange at the party months later, complaining of a lingering cold the pair had given him, according to the people, who asked not to be named discussing private conversations with the governor.
    Bloomberg, Mercury News, 27 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Two Boys Fighting Over a Bladder (circa 1767–1770) suggests that the latter view has bite.
    Julian Bell, The New York Review of Books, 25 Apr. 2026
  • The wing’s bark pairs with plenty of bite.
    Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 24 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Floods, droughts, deep freezes, and blizzards!
    Teresa Woodard, Midwest Living, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Dodgers third baseman Max Muncy sandwiched an RBI double between solo home runs in the second and fifth innings, and right-hander Tyler Glasnow put Colorado’s offense in a deep freeze.
    Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 18 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • What other freeze-resistant types are available?
    Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Other reasons plants may fail to bloom include deer browsing and late spring freezes that also damage these buds.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 24 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Before bed, nip into Manny’s bar for a nightcap.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Chief among the products banned are the ubiquitous 50 milliliter bottles known as shooters, shots, nips or airline bottles.
    Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 9 Apr. 2026

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“Cold front.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cold%20front. Accessed 2 May. 2026.

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