as in to hang (around or out)
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Recent Examples of zone out
Dhaka is the only major air export zone out of Bangladesh, with the Chattogram seaport carrying the load for oceangoing exports.
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Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 14 Apr. 2025
But all great shows need to change, evolve, and improve upon themselves so that, like so many times in church growing up, the repetition doesn’t cause the parishioners to zone out.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 9 Apr. 2025
The goal of present moment awareness is not to zone out, empty your thoughts, withdraw from the world or get high on life.
—Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Tune in and zone out with this combination of an Apple iPad and Beats Flex Headphones, now just $174.99 (reg.
—New Atlas, 9 Mar. 2025
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Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 14 Apr. 2025
But all great shows need to change, evolve, and improve upon themselves so that, like so many times in church growing up, the repetition doesn’t cause the parishioners to zone out.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 9 Apr. 2025
The goal of present moment awareness is not to zone out, empty your thoughts, withdraw from the world or get high on life.
—Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Tune in and zone out with this combination of an Apple iPad and Beats Flex Headphones, now just $174.99 (reg.
—New Atlas, 9 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for zone out
Verb
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As the conflict winds down, that type of rhetoric won’t be helpful.—
Colin Pascal,
Baltimore Sun,
24 June 2025
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As much as Trump wants to move on from the conflict in the Middle East, whether the war winds down will largely depend on the leaders in Israel and Iran, and events outside of his control.—
Brian Bennett,
Time,
24 June 2025
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And while humans tend to veg out on the couch, canines typically only watch for short periods.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 May 2025
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Making the choice to be social is especially difficult at the end of an exhausting day when your impulse may be to veg out on the couch.—
Allie Volpe,
Vox,
7 Dec. 2018
Verb
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The graduate is not only bummed about the sister’s absence.—
Brian Anthony Hernandez,
People.com,
25 May 2025
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Everyone — from those actually paying to the ones still bumming a log-in — wants to know how Netflix and other streaming services’ crackdowns on password sharing affect them.—
Savannah Salazar,
Vulture,
20 May 2025
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Consumption of the classic is growing, and the project even manages to return to multiple rankings in the U.K. simultaneously as Record Store Day releases vanish and the weekly lists loosen up a bit.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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Investors have loosened up and are deservedly enjoying the resounding six-week market comeback — which takes them ever closer to the hard-to-discern line between harmless fun and reckless indulgence.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
17 May 2025
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So grab a can, pour it over ice, and chill out—June just got a lot cooler.—
Matt Rozo,
Mercury News,
9 June 2025
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The days are starting to heat up, and Amazon has the best summer clothes for chilling out, including jumpsuits, skorts, matching sets, and more.—
Mia Huelsbeck,
People.com,
13 June 2025
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That new boom idled for a decade until Vladimir Putin created a commodities frenzy by invading Ukraine, one of the world’s most important ag exporters.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
15 June 2025
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Port roads jammed with diesel trucks, oil refineries processing fuel, ships idling to be unloaded, make for some of the worst air in the state.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
24 May 2025
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Get our daily newsletter Yet Mr Schwarzman avoids footling with life’s foot-soldiers for a reason.—
The Economist,
The Economist,
19 Sep. 2019
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Last year an American startup called Swarm Technologies paid a footling $900,000 fine for sending four tiny satellites into orbit on an Indian rocket, having been denied permission to do so by the US Federal Communications Commission.—
The Economist,
The Economist,
17 July 2019
Verb
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Martin removed his right fielder for loafing on a ball hit to the outfield.—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2025
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Martin’s film features a cast which could be the louche descendants of expat bohemians loafing in Saint-Tropez a century ago.—
Lynn Yaeger,
Vogue,
16 May 2025
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“Zone out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zone%20out. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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