cold snap

noun

: a brief period of very cold weather

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A number of one-time disasters and weather events, such as the California wildfires and a severe cold snap in broad swaths of the U.S., are expected to have also affected the January report. Sarah Min, CNBC, 7 Feb. 2025 As happened earlier this month, this latest cold snap came from a disruption in the polar vortex, the ring of cold air usually trapped around the North Pole. Lorraine Mirabella, Baltimore Sun, 25 Jan. 2025 Another cold snap is headed for Kansas City, just in time for Sporting KC’s opener on Tuesday against Lionel Messi and Inter Miami in a CONCACAF Champions Cup match. Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 14 Feb. 2025 The week’s record-breaking cold snap spotlighted weaknesses in the region’s transit system. Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cold snap

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“Cold snap.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cold%20snap. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.

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