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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Some have misjudged the strength of the surface mat, stepping in the wrong place or breaking through into the cold water below. — Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026 The morning hours ahead of the cold front and storms will be windy and VERY warm. — Ron Smiley, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026 In the cold upper skies, those gases start to freeze into ice crystals, flowing off of and behind the rocket. — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 14 Oct. 2026 Deep tropical moisture flowing from the Gulf will slam against the cold front when it’s draped over the Plains and fuel a multi-day flood threat. — Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for the cold

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