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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Animation work, especially in Los Angeles, has been drying up due to job cuts and the growing threat of AI.

— Marah Eakin, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026
Elsewhere in Europe, rivers crucial to transporting key commodities are drying up.

— Bloomberg, Fortune, 11 Aug. 2026

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