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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Plungers ran into the cold Chesapeake Bay on Saturday, February 1, marking the 29th annual Special Olympics Maryland Polar Bear Plunge.
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Jeffrey F. Bill, Baltimore Sun, 1 Feb. 2025
Protect seedlings from the cold by inverting flower pots or plastic nursery containers over them each evening, making sure to remove the containers each morning so seedlings can benefit from the day’s sun.
—Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 30 Jan. 2025
Rather than forfeit their habitat, the snakes have resourcefully adapted with it, riding the rising plateau into the cold, thin air from their poolside hangouts.
—Ryley Graham, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Jan. 2025
The report's authors said that some research suggests the winds will become less intense as the climate warms; however, other research suggests this wind pattern will persist and perhaps intensify during the cold months.
—Evan Bush, NBC News, 28 Jan. 2025
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Jeffrey F. Bill, Baltimore Sun, 1 Feb. 2025
Protect seedlings from the cold by inverting flower pots or plastic nursery containers over them each evening, making sure to remove the containers each morning so seedlings can benefit from the day’s sun.
—Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 30 Jan. 2025
Rather than forfeit their habitat, the snakes have resourcefully adapted with it, riding the rising plateau into the cold, thin air from their poolside hangouts.
—Ryley Graham, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Jan. 2025
The report's authors said that some research suggests the winds will become less intense as the climate warms; however, other research suggests this wind pattern will persist and perhaps intensify during the cold months.
—Evan Bush, NBC News, 28 Jan. 2025
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“The cold.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20cold. Accessed 7 Feb. 2025.
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