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Neighborhoods with plenty of trees and green space will give you more options during a heat wave, keeping your home cooler in general, and especially if your power fails.
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Christopher Flavelle, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
Marianne was also educated, well read, and highly intelligent, and her innocent gaze fell on a man like a heat wave.
—Bill Wyman, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2025
But the myriad of causes that go into the still smoldering fires are complex, so the level of global warming’s fingerprints on weeks of burning appears relatively small compared to previous studies of killer heat waves, floods and droughts by the international team at World Weather Attribution.
—Seth Borenstein, Chicago Tribune, 29 Jan. 2025
Last summer's heat waves and drought may affect blooms this year, including the potential for reduced flowering.
—Mike D'onofrio, Axios, 14 Mar. 2025
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Christopher Flavelle, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
Marianne was also educated, well read, and highly intelligent, and her innocent gaze fell on a man like a heat wave.
—Bill Wyman, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2025
But the myriad of causes that go into the still smoldering fires are complex, so the level of global warming’s fingerprints on weeks of burning appears relatively small compared to previous studies of killer heat waves, floods and droughts by the international team at World Weather Attribution.
—Seth Borenstein, Chicago Tribune, 29 Jan. 2025
Last summer's heat waves and drought may affect blooms this year, including the potential for reduced flowering.
—Mike D'onofrio, Axios, 14 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for heat wave
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“Heat wave.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heat%20wave. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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