cold spot
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of cold spot
First recorded in 1890–95
Example Sentences
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The UCU warned the East Midlands would become a "cold spot" for studying languages following an announcement by the University of Nottingham suspending programmes from 2026-27.
From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026
"People have been asking why this cold spot exists," said UCR climate scientist Wei Liu, who led the study with doctoral student Kai-Yuan Li.
From Science Daily • Dec. 7, 2025
My cold spot is my hands, and as soon as it drops into the 50s, I’m wearing gloves.
From Slate • Oct. 24, 2020
So, if there is mathematical backing for the existence of parallel universes, is it so crazy to think that the cold spot is an imprint of a colliding universe?
From Scientific American • Jun. 2, 2017
“There’s a definite cold spot just outside the nursery door,” the doctor told his wife hopefully.
From "The Haunting of Hill House" by Shirley Jackson
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