chill out

slang

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of chill out Guests can make the rounds in the award-winning spa’s outdoor hydrotherapy circuit, take a bracing dip in the plunge pool or chill out in the snow room. Blane Bachelor, Robb Report, 17 Apr. 2025 Williams wishes that the cicada-phobic would just chill out. Mary Carole McCauley, Baltimore Sun, 10 Mar. 2025 Try these six spiritual spots in Ojai to chill out and recharge. Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2025 My pattern was to decide never, ever, ever to drink again; bump up against that first-sip craving; and then counsel myself to chill out, take the sip, don't be a perfectionist. Matt Robison, Newsweek, 18 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for chill out
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chill out
Verb
  • Fortunately, Amazon is overflowing with affordable, stylish, and cooling linen pants that will instantly upgrade your most casual outfits while keeping you comfy, regardless of the temperature.
    Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 1 June 2025
  • Knowing where disaster risk and social vulnerability overlapped allowed the city to boost investments in flood protection, emergency communication and cooling centers during summer heat in neighborhoods such as the South Bronx and East Harlem.
    Ivis García, The Conversation, 30 May 2025
Verb
  • But when Steven and Robin stop by Eileen’s house after returning from a relaxing cruise, their lives will never be the same.
    DeMicia Inman, VIBE.com, 22 May 2025
  • Or Martha’s Vineyard to relax around the shores with their families.
    Taylor Crumpton, Time, 22 May 2025
Verb
  • As Pooch & Mutt explains, a consistent routine helps dogs wind down and associate certain cues, like a phrase or a specific time, with sleep.
    Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025
  • The staircase wound down, down, down, light provided by illumination globes strung along the walls.
    Dalton Ross, EW.com, 29 May 2025
Verb
  • For the first time this series, the Avalanche were scrambling, loosening up offensively, which invariably loosened things up defensively.
    Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
  • With Craig Kimbrel, Héctor Neris and James McCann in the minors getting loosened up after late signings, Atlanta’s out for blood this year.
    Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Throughout January and February, the neighborhood’s streets were hushed, the Latin American restaurants emptier.
    Jordan Salama, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
  • But the confidence and craftsmanship invested in Crash are, ultimately, the problem, because the infuriatingly contrived screenplay and hushed seriousness conspire to produce a risible portrait of complex social issues reduced to glib plot points.
    Will Leitch, Vulture, 3 Mar. 2025

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“Chill out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chill%20out. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.

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