cold front

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Recent Examples of cold front The end to a Bay Area dry spell that has lasted nearly a month may be at hand soon, especially if a cold front heading toward the California coast from the Gulf of Alaska descends lower than its original projection, according to the National Weather Service. Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 30 Jan. 2025 Snow squalls are usually linked to a strong cold front and often last less than an hour. Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025 The harsh weather driven by an advancing cold front will span about 100 miles in width but extend more than 1,000 miles from north to south. Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2025 The threat is primarily focused on southern Mississippi and southern Alabama, where thunderstorms are continuing to develop ahead of a cold front. Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cold front
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cold front
Noun
  • Cover and chill until ready to serve. Prepare the Horseradish Rémoulade and Vietnamese-Style Cocktail Sauce: Stir together all ingredients for each sauce (except garnishes) in separate small bowls until combined.
    Liz Mervosh, Southern Living, 26 Mar. 2025
  • There’s great beer everywhere but one of the most chill and also one of the most vibrant places for beer is Portland, Maine, where the sea smells wafts up from the harbor and the food scene is very impressive.
    Em Sauter, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Additionally, some later writings describing severe winters and cold waves support this thesis.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 12 Feb. 2025
  • In 15 States As 20 Inches Of Snow To Hit By Natalie Venegas Weekend Reporter 1 Philadelphia residents are bracing for an intense cold wave as temperatures plummet to record-breaking lows and the National Weather Service (NWS) warns of hypothermia and frostbite.
    Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The thick layer of blubber beneath their skin, combined with the close physical contact among individuals, creates a thermal barrier against the extreme cold of their natural habitat.
    Scott Travers, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
  • Blue Ghost was always expected to meet its end on Sunday; the lander was not designed to survive the extreme cold of lunar night, which lasts for about two Earth weeks.
    Mike Wall, Space.com, 18 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The fight ends with Shauna taking a bite out of Melissa’s arm, pinning her down and demanding Melissa eat her own flesh.
    Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 28 Mar. 2025
  • The site of the leech bite was treated, and the farmer was given iron supplements to take for a month to manage his anemia, doctors said.
    Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • These forces—volcanic winters, a weakened Sun, and the carbon drop from the Great Dying—worked in tandem, keeping the planet locked in a deep freeze for centuries.
    Scott Travers, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
  • This would be the second polar vortex disruption of 2025, following a deep freeze in February.
    Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Another theory suggests that extreme winter weather may have caused their deaths while hibernating, as frogs burrow into the mud but can succumb to particularly harsh freezes.
    Scott Travers, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
  • Despite Friday being the first full day of spring, cold air moving over the eastern U.S. has set off freeze and frost warnings throughout the South, including parts of the Florida Panhandle, Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia.
    Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Clear yellow with a wispy body, this Love leads with rice and malted barley, then finishes with a hop nip.
    Peter Rowe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
  • There would be the usual pulling or pushing or grabbing and, with far fewer cameras in grounds and no VAR, there would often be nips and scratches, stamps and kicks and worse.
    Alan Shearer, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024

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