cooling (down)

Definition of cooling (down)next
present participle of cool (down)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cooling (down)
drying up
Verb
  • With just seven games remaining in the regular season, the opportunities to get Curry on the floor before the play-in are drying up quickly.
    Logan Brown, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Put simply, institutional sell programs are drying up.
    Todd Gordon, CNBC, 17 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 3 Apr. 2026.

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