zoned out

past tense of zone out

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for zoned out
Verb
  • Last year, six people were shot and wounded in three separate incidents and one person was slashed as the celebration wound down for the evening, according to cops.
    John Annese, New York Daily News, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Then Kirkwood pulled off a strong restart with 13 laps to go and Lundgaard didn't mount much of a threat as the 250-mile race wound down.
    CBS News, CBS News, 23 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Navy, white and red carried throughout the lineup, which looked back to the designer’s signature ’90s prep but loosened up.
    Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Eventually, Cease loosened up enough to mow through many Red Sox.
    Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 26 July 2026
Verb
  • Common skin changes in the cooler months Sure, the heat has chilled out, literally and figuratively, but cold, dry weather can be just as stressful for your skin.
    Kara Nesvig, Allure, 14 May 2026
  • North chilled out on the couch with her baby bro.
    Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 9 May 2026
Verb
  • Installing and maintaining them can get expensive, however, and some fire-prone areas are too thickly vegetated or rainy to benefit from their surveillance.
    K. R. Callaway, Scientific American, 20 July 2026
  • We were parked alongside a remote and heavily vegetated waterway called Furlong Creek, which was the site of another one of Johnson’s experiments.
    Katie Thornton, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The Brampton Assembly Plant, which was previously slated to build the Jeep Compass before Stellantis moved the product out of Canada in 2025 to avoid tariffs, has been idled since 2023.
    Liam Rappleye, Freep.com, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Across the city and the country, declining attendance has idled many religious buildings, often leading to conversions.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026
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“Zoned out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zoned%20out. Accessed 20 Sep. 2026.

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