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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cooling (down)
drying up
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In 2019, lawmakers approved a moratorium on new mines to protect the aquifer — and the streams and springs that flow from it — from drying up until further studies can be done.—
Kayla Branch,
The Frontier,
12 Jan. 2026 -
The health of the debt market is in sharp contrast to that of regional stock exchanges, where indices are lagging the US and emerging markets and the flow of IPOs is drying up.—
Dominic Dudley,
semafor.com,
30 Dec. 2025
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“Cooling (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cooling%20%28down%29. Accessed 21 Jan. 2026.
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