cold snap

noun

: a brief period of very cold weather

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After a brief fool’s spring, New York City plunged once again into a cold snap. Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 8 Apr. 2025 Temperatures were forecast to dip into the mid-20s overnight in some places, in a widespread cold snap. Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025 Turns out many gardening experts recommend using bedsheets in the garden during a brief cold snap, and here's why. Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 21 Feb. 2025 Finca El Puente’s crop was damaged by a cold snap in December and January, followed by late rains that dissuaded their workers from venturing into the plantations to pick ripe fruit. Peter S. Goodman, New York Times, 22 Feb. 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 22 Apr. 2025.

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