cold front

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Recent Examples of cold front Southern cities are forecast to see 70-degree highs on Thursday, March 26, before a cold front sweeps them away. Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 26 Mar. 2026 Peak daytime temperatures behind a late-week cold front could drop below 80 degrees, closer to a range that more comfortably supports an open-roof game. Newsroom Meteorologist, Houston Chronicle, 26 Mar. 2026 The storms are being fueled by increasing moisture streaming north from the Gulf alongside a strong cold front and an approaching upper-level system. Brandi D. Addison, IndyStar, 25 Mar. 2026 Oklahoma's heat wave cools on Friday Just in time for the weekend, the heat wave will be pushed back on late Thursday and Friday by a strong cold front from the north. Dale Denwalt, Oklahoman, 25 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for cold front
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cold front
Noun
  • Everyone sipped, meditated, reset — and then CA7RIEL and Paco tore the cover off the chill and delivered a high-octane performance that will not soon be forgotten.
    Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 28 Mar. 2026
  • The breeze should calm some on Saturday, when overcast skies and an unseasonable chill is expected.
    Julia James, Dallas Morning News, 27 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Polar vortex ends 'false spring' Not every cold wave is tied to the polar vortex, but this one is, AccuWeather said.
    Doyle Rice, USA Today, 12 Mar. 2026
  • The town began getting complaint calls during the harsh cold wave that came before the severe snowstorm Jan. 25, and the rate has increased since.
    Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 7 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • Some of it has to do with the coldness of the skin.
    Stephanie Innes, AZCentral.com, 5 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The thermal footage of Chesney moving through the woods stopped Johnson cold.
    Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
  • The Kenosha Police Department announced March 30 that an arrest has been made in a homicide cold case dating back to the 1970s.
    Adrienne Davis, jsonline.com, 30 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Medical experts say if a rattlesnake bites, keep the area still, at or below heart level, do not apply ice, do not cut the wound, and do not suck out the venom – and seek help immediately.
    Jasmine Viel, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Eat the elephant one bite at a time, Redd recommends.
    Alora Bopray, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Logan O’Hoppe started last season on a hot streak and then went into a four-month deep freeze.
    Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 23 Mar. 2026
  • A weeks-long cold snap in January and February plunged the city into a deep freeze.
    Matthew Villafane, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Leaders of Park Hill schools said the senior tax freeze led to a $1 million hit to the district’s budget.
    Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2026
  • My carambola is severely damage by the freeze and full of dead leaves.
    Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Bans only is certain areas The amendment, proposed in February, does not aim to ban the sale of single-serve beers, malt liquor or minis (also known as nips, shooters, shots or airplane bottles) across the entire city.
    Eric Adler March 29, Kansas City Star, 29 Mar. 2026
  • There were seven empty nip bottles — vodka.
    Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 22 Mar. 2026

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“Cold front.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cold%20front. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.

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