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as in froze
to cause to lose heat
cool your drinks in the icy mountain stream
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as in hushed
to become still and orderly
after the recess, tempers had cooled, and we could have a civil, rational discussion
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Recent Examples of cooled
Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
Pour mixture into the cooled crust, and spread until smooth.
—Gretchen McKay, Twin Cities, 26 Mar. 2026
Use only small amounts of cooled, untreated wood ash—the rule is no more than 5 to 10 percent of your compost pile—to avoid harming microorganisms.
—Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 25 Feb. 2026
Spread on cooled cake, and garnish with sprinkles.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 22 Feb. 2026
This is super-cooled rain that freezes on contact with any surface at freezing or below.
—Michael Autovino, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
Meanwhile, there is a reason that my mother’s chocolate cake recipe called specifically for hot, rather than cooled, brewed coffee.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Jan. 2026
Pour filling into cooled crust.
—C.w. Cameron, AJC.com, 18 Jan. 2026
The gaps can even be brushed with a little cooled, melted chocolate or fruit jam.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Dec. 2025
Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 1 Apr. 2026
Fresh funding included $110 million from Amazon, Nvidia, and SoftBank, though Bloomberg reports that demand for OpenAI's shares on the secondary market have cooled in favor of rival Anthropic.
—John Kell, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2026
Temperatures have cooled into the 60s where rain has fallen and will settle back into the 50s across the Baltimore metro by sunrise.
—Cutter Martin, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
Kru had been playing with his toys as the water cooled and slowly drained from the tub.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 31 Mar. 2026
Reports soon followed suggesting the friendship between Batula and Miller had cooled, pointing to the fact that the two had stopped interacting publicly on social media and appeared separately — rather than together — at a joint promotional event they were scheduled to host.
—Jenni Fink, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
Despite the invocation of the term 60 years ago, stagflation’s heyday was in the ’70s, when economic growth cooled, wages stagnated, and prices were rising.
—Jill Schlesinger, Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2026
Then the antiparticles are cryogenically cooled to keep them at low energy.
—Emma Gometz, Scientific American, 25 Mar. 2026
The Labubu craze has since cooled, and Pop Mart's stock has retreated some 40% from its August peak.
—Elaine Yu, CNBC, 25 Mar. 2026
Adjective
All signs are looking positive that the mission will get off the ground as schedule as NASA prepares to soon begin loading hundreds of thousands of gallons of super-cooled liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen into the massive rocket that will get the lunar journey underway from Florida.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
Pour mixture into the cooled crust, and spread until smooth.
—Gretchen McKay, Twin Cities, 26 Mar. 2026
Use only small amounts of cooled, untreated wood ash—the rule is no more than 5 to 10 percent of your compost pile—to avoid harming microorganisms.
—Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 25 Feb. 2026
Spread on cooled cake, and garnish with sprinkles.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 22 Feb. 2026
This is super-cooled rain that freezes on contact with any surface at freezing or below.
—Michael Autovino, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
Meanwhile, there is a reason that my mother’s chocolate cake recipe called specifically for hot, rather than cooled, brewed coffee.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Jan. 2026
Pour filling into cooled crust.
—C.w. Cameron, AJC.com, 18 Jan. 2026
The gaps can even be brushed with a little cooled, melted chocolate or fruit jam.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Dec. 2025
Verb
Within the two hours, items must be cooled from 135 degrees to 70 degrees, then 70 to 41 degrees within 4 hours.
—Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 1 Apr. 2026
Fresh funding included $110 million from Amazon, Nvidia, and SoftBank, though Bloomberg reports that demand for OpenAI's shares on the secondary market have cooled in favor of rival Anthropic.
—John Kell, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2026
Temperatures have cooled into the 60s where rain has fallen and will settle back into the 50s across the Baltimore metro by sunrise.
—Cutter Martin, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
Kru had been playing with his toys as the water cooled and slowly drained from the tub.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 31 Mar. 2026
Reports soon followed suggesting the friendship between Batula and Miller had cooled, pointing to the fact that the two had stopped interacting publicly on social media and appeared separately — rather than together — at a joint promotional event they were scheduled to host.
—Jenni Fink, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
Despite the invocation of the term 60 years ago, stagflation’s heyday was in the ’70s, when economic growth cooled, wages stagnated, and prices were rising.
—Jill Schlesinger, Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2026
Then the antiparticles are cryogenically cooled to keep them at low energy.
—Emma Gometz, Scientific American, 25 Mar. 2026
The Labubu craze has since cooled, and Pop Mart's stock has retreated some 40% from its August peak.
—Elaine Yu, CNBC, 25 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cooled
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Anyone wanting to plant tulip bulbs in warmer climates, like those in the southern United States, will need to purchase pre-chilled bulbs to plant annually.—
Michelle Mastro,
Architectural Digest,
24 Mar. 2026
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The menu includes Easter ham, steamship round beef and roast chicken, plus breakfast items, pastas, salads, chilled shrimp, sushi, and 12 different dessert cakes, tarts, cookies and ice creams.—
Bud Kennedy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 Mar. 2026
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Mullins glanced up and saw two seconds on the clock, but time froze, the world stopped.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
30 Mar. 2026
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In a statement, the NCAA later confirmed a malfunction happened when the scoreboard system froze, causing the horn to also freeze and blare uninterrupted for several minutes.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
29 Mar. 2026
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What could have been a straightforward suburban critique is instead closer to a rich, deep baroque painting capturing longing, power, and hushed domestic drama.—
Vanity Fair,
Vanity Fair,
26 Mar. 2026
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Inside, the house was hushed and still.—
Alex Morris,
Rolling Stone,
19 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The festival food court will have offerings including sushi, gyoza, mochi, teriyaki chicken bowls, bento boxes and shave ice, with iced coffee, boba drinks, beer, sake, plum wine, sodas and lemonade to wash it all down.—
Anne Gelhaus,
Mercury News,
29 Mar. 2026
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My sweet Shen shows up for work, too, iced Dunkin’ in hand, of course.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
27 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Peeled eggs should be refrigerated and eaten within a few days.—
Sarah Jampel,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
31 Mar. 2026
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Be sure to use shelf-stable gnocchi not refrigerated or frozen gnocchi in this recipe.—
Cathy Thomas,
Oc Register,
30 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Stick to the 15, the group advises, or buy frozen or organic.—
Robert Abitbol,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2026
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This activity likely took the form of outgassing jets—as the comet approached the sun, the star’s heat would have caused frozen ices to become gas.—
Claire Cameron,
Scientific American,
27 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Yet, for now, the guns have quieted.—
Noo Saro-Wiwa,
The Dial,
24 Mar. 2026
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The score came in the waning seconds of the power play and with just under two minutes in the period, and quieted the crimson and gold-clad crowd.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
22 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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During a shoot that took place in an unheated swimming pool in Cycle 7, one contestant was rebuked for coming down with hypothermia.—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
6 Mar. 2026
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Leaving them in an unheated car in frigid temperatures is not a good idea.—
Dawn Pettinelli,
Hartford Courant,
28 Feb. 2026
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“Cooled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cooled. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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