COOLING (DOWN) Synonyms: 20 Similar and Opposite Words

cooling (down)

verb

present participle of cool (down)

as in settling (down)

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drying up

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In the Rocky Mountains, years of extreme heat and drought have baked the landscape, drying up streams that feed the Colorado River and desiccating pastures where cattle graze.

— Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
If the closure of the region’s waterways and the drying up of hydrocarbon exports become a lasting norm, that deal may come under strain.

— Dina Esfandiary, Foreign Affairs, 27 Aug. 2026

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