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
As the weather cools down, layer a structured wool or suede coat over this look to balance everything out (and keep you nice and warm).
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Jessie Quinn, Flow Space, 3 Sep. 2025
Food Is Growing Scarce Flowers begin to fade when the weather cools, making wasps that much more motivated to forage for nectar and other sugary foods.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 1 Sep. 2025
Plant out transplants of broccoli, cabbage, Brussels sprouts, and cauliflower later in the month if the weather cools.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Sep. 2025
Hersh eventually cools off and sits down again for more questions.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 29 Aug. 2025
Wear them now with flowy skirts and wide-leg trousers, then with chunky socks and denim once the weather cools.
—Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 29 Aug. 2025
New research suggests some people are defying their bosses’ marching orders, even as the job market cools and job anxieties mount.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025
Gas in space cools by radiation, which transforms thermal energy into light that carries the energy out of the cloud.
—ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2025
There is pressure on the Fed to lower rates as growth cools and job gains get revised down.
—Paulo Carvão, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Jessie Quinn, Flow Space, 3 Sep. 2025
Food Is Growing Scarce Flowers begin to fade when the weather cools, making wasps that much more motivated to forage for nectar and other sugary foods.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 1 Sep. 2025
Plant out transplants of broccoli, cabbage, Brussels sprouts, and cauliflower later in the month if the weather cools.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Sep. 2025
Hersh eventually cools off and sits down again for more questions.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 29 Aug. 2025
Wear them now with flowy skirts and wide-leg trousers, then with chunky socks and denim once the weather cools.
—Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 29 Aug. 2025
New research suggests some people are defying their bosses’ marching orders, even as the job market cools and job anxieties mount.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025
Gas in space cools by radiation, which transforms thermal energy into light that carries the energy out of the cloud.
—ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2025
There is pressure on the Fed to lower rates as growth cools and job gains get revised down.
—Paulo Carvão, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cools
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Stop watering when the ground freezes and restart the watering routine in spring once garlic starts to sprout.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 Sep. 2025
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Emails included in the lawsuit between Zuckerberg and the company's tech support team date back to May 2020, in which similar account freezes from 2017 are mentioned.—
John Tufts,
IndyStar,
6 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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Yet, even if courts side with Cook, the damage is done—the intimidation chills independent decision-making.—
Dan Irvine,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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The Stanford team’s passive cooling system chills water by a few degrees with the help of radiative panels that absorb heat and beam it directly into outerspace.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
5 Sep. 2017
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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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But when that noise quiets, the brain doesn’t just go idle.—
Lauryn Higgins,
Flow Space,
13 Aug. 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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But the new guidance relaxes those limits.—
Sally Pipes,
Forbes.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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“Cools.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cools. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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