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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cooling (down)
drying up
Verb
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Climate change itself has become a major risk factor, with heatwaves disabling power plants and droughts drying up hydro reservoirs.—
Scott Montgomery,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026 -
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
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“Cooling (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cooling%20%28down%29. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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