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cold spell



NOUN
cold snap
Synonyms


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"Because we haven't seen a SSW event quite like this before, it is harder to anticipate a cold spell at the moment."

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

ET, with a cold spell expected in the Northeast this weekend supporting near-term heating demand.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

Enduring the longest cold spell of his career, Betts was forced to retool.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 2, 2026

A brutal cold spell has settled across much of the U.S., and it’s testing electric grids like never before.

From Barron's ● Jan. 27, 2026

It was during a bitterly cold spell, and our boxy gas heaters had been giving us trouble.

From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro


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