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chills out

verb

present tense third-person singular of chill out, slang

as in settles (down)

to become still and orderly stop making that racket, and just chill out!

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as in relaxes

to get rid of nervous tension or anxiety if you don't chill out, you're going to get an ulcer

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tenses (up)

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Recent Examples of chills out As the cake chills out, add fresh raspberries to a blender pitcher and purée until smooth. — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Jan. 2026

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Florida afternoons are the ideal time to linger in a café, browse a local shop, peruse a museum, or pop into a movie while rain cools things down.

— Skye Sherman, Southern Living, 14 July 2026
At the same time, because heat is being prevented from escaping, the upper atmosphere cools noticeably.

— Keith Cooper, Space.com, 13 July 2026

Definition of cools

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Regardless, the longer-term targets from May’s Investor Day all point the same direction — profits rising through 2027 and 2028 as spending winds down and buybacks shrink the share count.

— Josh Brown,Sean Russo, CNBC, 9 July 2026
As the day winds down, there’s no better finale than a sunset supper on the deck at Hello, Sailor, the Kindreds’ playful take on a classic North Carolina fish camp.

— Brennan Long, Southern Living, 7 July 2026

Definition of winds down

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The hot queso frito loaded with Oaxaca cheese, salsa negra, pico, cilantro, and tortillas is richer and exactly the kind of dish that loosens up a group after a second round of drinks.

— Rafael Peña, Miami Herald, 13 July 2026
But mortgage rates could slowly come down once the tension in the Middle East loosens up.

— Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 31 Mar. 2026

Definition of loosens up

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The seat-block option comes four months after United unveiled a new Relax Row option, a row of three economy seats with individually adjustable leg rests that fold up at a 90-degree angle to create a lie-flat sleeping area.

— Mason Leib, ABC News, 14 July 2026
The desert — churned, sucked and acid-washed — rests in these graveyards of the Anthropocene.

— Cristina Dorador, The Dial, 14 July 2026

Definition of rests

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Authorities say the case grew from overseas shipments flagged by customs, marking a third round of national security arrests that further chills Hong Kong’s already precarious independent book trade.

— Kanis Leung, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026
This nifty side table chills beverages for hours while doubling as a convenient spot to set down drinks or snacks.

— Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026

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