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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Congestion typically resolves a week or so after the cold's onset.
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Lauren Schlanger, Verywell Health, 3 Apr. 2025
Winter attracts a quarter of the year’s total tourists—folks who brave the cold and snow to ski, snowshoe, or climb up Johnston Canyon wearing ice cleats.
—Lisa Kadane, AFAR Media, 1 Apr. 2025
This is the conclusion of researchers from the University of Ottawa, Canada, who found that a week of hour-long ice baths was linked to an improvement in cellular tolerance to the cold.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
The host seldom is in the cold open, which is another fun switch-up this week.
—Rosa Escandon, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
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Lauren Schlanger, Verywell Health, 3 Apr. 2025
Winter attracts a quarter of the year’s total tourists—folks who brave the cold and snow to ski, snowshoe, or climb up Johnston Canyon wearing ice cleats.
—Lisa Kadane, AFAR Media, 1 Apr. 2025
This is the conclusion of researchers from the University of Ottawa, Canada, who found that a week of hour-long ice baths was linked to an improvement in cellular tolerance to the cold.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
The host seldom is in the cold open, which is another fun switch-up this week.
—Rosa Escandon, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
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“The cold.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20cold. Accessed 17 Apr. 2025.
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