zoned out

Definition of zoned outnext
past tense of zone out

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for zoned out
Verb
  • The initiative, code-named Mulberry, was wound down in recent weeks, according to the people, who asked not to be identified because the move wasn’t public.
    Bloomberg, Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Resources for Pebble owners wound down and went dark in June 2018.
    Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • At the show's afterparty, Browne and his models—some still wearing the metallic hair adornments from the show—loosened up a bit as a DJ positioned in one corner of the tent attempted to manifest Latifah with a quick mix of her hits.
    Eve Batey, Vanity Fair, 7 Feb. 2026
  • Skarsgård explained that the same thing was applied to his facial expressions, to assure that the character loosened up over the course of the film.
    Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • And someone who is a great listener, respectful, caring, chilled out, someone who supports my dreams – and is cool with my chaos!
    Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Across the field, Granite Hills’ talented junior quarterback, Zac Benitez, chilled out, bobbing his head to tunes playing on his headphones.
    Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • Contrary to the arid badlands of Ledi-Geraru today, millions of years ago, the area was a lush, vegetated landscape with rivers and shallow lakes.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 13 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • In February 2023, Stellantis idled the assembly plant near Rockford and laid off its last 1,200 workers after halting production of the Cherokee amid dwindling sales.
    Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2026
  • Staff members watched from the doorway while two white school security SUVs idled nearby.
    Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2026
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“Zoned out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zoned%20out. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.

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