settled (down)

verb

past tense of settle (down)
as in cooled
to become still and orderly settle down and get to work, please

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  1. cooled
  2. hushed
Verb
  • Meanwhile, hiring has cooled in many white-collar sectors such as software development or marketing, the very industries most exposed to AI.
    — Svenja Gudell, Fortune, 18 July 2026
  • Jason Alden | Bloomberg | Getty Images China’s auto exports have boomed in recent years as the country’s appetite for new models has cooled.
    — Phil LeBeau,Meghan Reeder, CNBC, 17 July 2026
Definition of cooled
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  • But within the cozy world of footballing governance, any dissent was mostly hushed—except in Norway.
    — Tom Kludt, Vanity Fair, 17 July 2026
  • Behind the station doors are 150 polished European-style rooms, hushed corridors and a few magnificent surprises.
    — David Hochman, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
Definition of hushed
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“Settled (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/settled%20%28down%29. Accessed 25 Jul. 2026.

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