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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cooling (down)
drying up
Verb
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But what happens when health care openings start drying up, too?—
Conor Sen,
Mercury News,
10 Mar. 2026 -
As the goals are drying up from other positions, Watkins’ steady slide is more keenly felt now than in the early months of the campaign.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
3 Mar. 2026
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“Cooling (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cooling%20%28down%29. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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