The only factors in the first four weeks of this year which, apart from greater commercial effort, might have been expected to influence B.R. receipts were the cold spell and the Post Office "go slow".
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Cold spell
Synonyms for "cold spell" (14 found)
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More general
13 entriesatmosphereclimate eventclimate phenomenonemotional statemagic spellpatchpieceseasonal patternspellweather conditionweather eventweather phenomenonwhile
More specific
11 entriescold attitudecold snapcold wavedeep cold spellextreme cold spellfrost spellice spellicy moodlong cold spellmoderate cold spellshort cold spell
Collocations
7 entriesbrief cold spellextreme cold spelllong cold spellprolonged cold spellrecord cold spellsevere cold spellunseasonable cold spell
Inflections
3 entriescold spellscolder spellcoldest spell
Sample sentences
3 total sentences available.
The Rizing Zephyr took a 71-70 lead on a Shota Tsuyama free throw (he missed the first attempt) with 1:42 to play, which was followed by a cold spell by both offenses before Coleby got in position to put his stamp on the final outcome.
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Utility player Garrett Hampson, who was one of the Rockies’ most consistent players early in the season, has hit a cold spell. He snapped an 0-for-16 hitless streak with a single in the seventh inning Sunday but had just one hit in his last 20 at-bats entering Tuesday night’s game.
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