as in to cool
to become still and orderly
settle down and get to work, please
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Verb
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Activated by wetting it, the towel instantly drops in temperature to help cool the skin.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
25 June 2025 -
Bitcoin prices have been climbing over the last few days, rising roughly 10% since Sunday as global investors respond to cooling geopolitical tensions in the Middle East.—
Charles Lloyd Bovaird II,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
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That 2-1 defeat was a stinger — Tōko Koga’s decisive goal in the 50th minute hushed an otherwise raucous San Diego crowd.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
31 May 2025
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Young Morrison got a harsh lesson in how things are done in a blue state: Liberal groupthink is gospel, dissenters are heretics who should be hushed.—
Boston Herald editorial staff,
Boston Herald,
28 May 2025
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“Settle (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/settle%20%28down%29. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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