as in to hang (around or out)
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Recent Examples of zone out
The goal of present moment awareness is not to zone out, empty your thoughts, withdraw from the world or get high on life.
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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
Instead of zoning out on your phone, be open to small moments of connection.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 21 Jan. 2025
Well, the Brits certainly think so: a study in the UK found that young people believe clubbing improves their mental health: the social aspect and the opportunity to zone out and move your body being key touchpoints.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 26 Jan. 2025
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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
Instead of zoning out on your phone, be open to small moments of connection.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 21 Jan. 2025
Well, the Brits certainly think so: a study in the UK found that young people believe clubbing improves their mental health: the social aspect and the opportunity to zone out and move your body being key touchpoints.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 26 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for zone out
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After two more storytellers, the evening starts to wind down and people are pulling on coats and gathering their ladles and crock pots.—
Caitlin Shetterly,
NPR,
7 May 2025
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Rain chances continue through Thursday, with showers beginning to wind down by the evening, the weather service said.—
Robert A. Cronkleton,
Kansas City Star,
7 May 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
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It is now applied to anyone who has not visited the shower trailer and is desperately trying to bum a cig.—
Amanda Petrusich,
New Yorker,
14 Apr. 2025
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Grant invites Dina on the one-on-one, leaving the rest of the women feeling like this: Even though they’re bummed, the women keep their comments positive.—
Kristen Baldwin,
EW.com,
18 Feb. 2025
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For the first time this series, the Avalanche were scrambling, loosening up offensively, which invariably loosened things up defensively.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2025
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With Craig Kimbrel, Héctor Neris and James McCann in the minors getting loosened up after late signings, Atlanta’s out for blood this year.—
Ken Rosenthal,
The Athletic,
25 Mar. 2025
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In the clip, the siblings chill out on a stoop as lead singer Danielle lip synchs along over the marching drum-like beat as blasé New Yorkers walk through frame without breaking stride.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
2 Apr. 2025
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And that's the answer to your question right there is that moment of the like, dude, chill out.—
Outside Online,
Outside Online,
23 Apr. 2025
Verb
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In March, steelmaker Cleveland-Cliffs idled its Dearborn operations, laying off 600, due to tariffs.—
Jamie L. LaReau,
USA Today,
7 May 2025
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Stellantis has stopped making Chrysler minivans and Dodge muscle cars in Windsor, Ontario, for two weeks, idling about 3,200 of its employees.—
Ian Austen,
New York Times,
12 Apr. 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
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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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Commenters debated whether certain dog breeds were more prone to loafing and stretching in this way.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
16 Jan. 2025
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“Zone out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zone%20out. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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