1
as in freezes
to cause to lose heat
cool your drinks in the icy mountain stream
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as in hushes
to become still and orderly
after the recess, tempers had cooled, and we could have a civil, rational discussion
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Recent Examples of cools
When that last stellar ember cools and darkens, the age of black holes will still be in its early days.
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Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 24 Sep. 2025
Start the process soon after cooking to prevent any food remnants from getting stuck as the pan cools.
—Julie Harans, Bon Appetit Magazine, 22 Sep. 2025
Born and raised in the area, Albers has witnessed the floating season's crowds give way to a more relaxed mix of couples and retirees when the weather cools off here.
—Katie Strasberg Rousso, Southern Living, 19 Sep. 2025
Sipur’s business model of production high-end shows on modest budgets with international partners has allowed the company to prosper even as demand for content cools off from its pre-pandemic Peak TV peak.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 16 Sep. 2025
The primarily Spanish wine list shifts with the seasons, with coastal wines like Albariño from Bodegas y Viñedos Raúl Pérez offering refreshment in the summer, giving way to inland reds as the weather cools.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2025
Then, as the Universe cools further, nuclear fusion reactions can proceed, first forming deuterium out of protons and neutrons and then synthesizing heavier elements, like helium, and then (if there’s enough energy) lithium and heavier elements, after that.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 16 Sep. 2025
As the temperature cools down, the days will keep getting shorter and the Chiefs will have to turn on their stadium lights sooner.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 16 Sep. 2025
Maybe Earth gets unlucky and experiences multiple, simultaneous LIP events (though this grows less likely over time, Kane said, as the mantle cools and its churning slows).
—Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 24 Sep. 2025
Start the process soon after cooking to prevent any food remnants from getting stuck as the pan cools.
—Julie Harans, Bon Appetit Magazine, 22 Sep. 2025
Born and raised in the area, Albers has witnessed the floating season's crowds give way to a more relaxed mix of couples and retirees when the weather cools off here.
—Katie Strasberg Rousso, Southern Living, 19 Sep. 2025
Sipur’s business model of production high-end shows on modest budgets with international partners has allowed the company to prosper even as demand for content cools off from its pre-pandemic Peak TV peak.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 16 Sep. 2025
The primarily Spanish wine list shifts with the seasons, with coastal wines like Albariño from Bodegas y Viñedos Raúl Pérez offering refreshment in the summer, giving way to inland reds as the weather cools.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2025
Then, as the Universe cools further, nuclear fusion reactions can proceed, first forming deuterium out of protons and neutrons and then synthesizing heavier elements, like helium, and then (if there’s enough energy) lithium and heavier elements, after that.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 16 Sep. 2025
As the temperature cools down, the days will keep getting shorter and the Chiefs will have to turn on their stadium lights sooner.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 16 Sep. 2025
Maybe Earth gets unlucky and experiences multiple, simultaneous LIP events (though this grows less likely over time, Kane said, as the mantle cools and its churning slows).
—Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cools
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Plant before the ground freezes so roots can take hold.—
Brendel Clark,
Freep.com,
25 Sep. 2025
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The data revealed that water inside nanopores freezes into a different structure than bulk ice.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The top itself is an eight-layer cloth construction that satisfyingly hushes the cabin when raised.—
Brett Berk,
Robb Report,
3 Sep. 2025
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Autumn hushes the Codrii forest, where mushrooms push through damp soil and the air smells of woodsmoke and moss.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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This kind of political pressure on broadcasters and artists chills free speech and threatens the livelihoods of thousands of working Americans.—
Caitlin Huston,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Sep. 2025
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The Professor Watchlist has been denounced by faculty associations as a blacklist that chills academic freedom.—
Stephanie A,
The Conversation,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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That just kind of quiets everything else.—
Matt Gelb,
New York Times,
10 Sep. 2025
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As dusk falls, the Himalayas blush pink, and the village quiets—wrapped in mountain shadow, the hush broken only by distant chanting and wind.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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The plaintiffs—three current students in Brooklyn yeshivas, their parents, and two former students—ask the courts to strike down a new law that relaxes oversight of nonpublic schools.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Sep. 2025
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Also, closing your mouth a bit relaxes your jaw muscles and gives you more space back there.—
Elizabeth Cohen,
NBC news,
24 Aug. 2025
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“Cools.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cools. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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