the cold
noun
: cold weather
The cold really sets in around late November and doesn't let up until April.
I stood there shivering in the cold.
Come in out of the cold.
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Thousands of fans huddled against the cold during one election rally in Tokyo last week, all eager for a glimpse of Takaichi.
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Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 10 Feb. 2026
The winter sky is filled with astronomical wonders that are worth braving the cold to see.
—Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 9 Feb. 2026
Despite the cold, the Bard Room was brimming with Book Club members, models, and designers dressed in their gothic best.
—Anna Grace Lee, Vogue, 9 Feb. 2026
Though the consequences of the cold have been widespread and acute—travel disruptions, power outages and scores of deaths—the warm western winter will also take a toll.
—Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 9 Feb. 2026
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Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 10 Feb. 2026
The winter sky is filled with astronomical wonders that are worth braving the cold to see.
—Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 9 Feb. 2026
Despite the cold, the Bard Room was brimming with Book Club members, models, and designers dressed in their gothic best.
—Anna Grace Lee, Vogue, 9 Feb. 2026
Though the consequences of the cold have been widespread and acute—travel disruptions, power outages and scores of deaths—the warm western winter will also take a toll.
—Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 9 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for the cold
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“The cold.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20cold. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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