zoned out

verb

past tense of zone out
as in hacked (around)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for zoned out
  1. wound down
  2. loosened up
  3. chilled out
  4. vegetated
  5. idled
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  • As the World Cup has wound down, the transfer market has not taken long to spring into life.
    — Cerys Jones, New York Times, 20 July 2026
  • Oil can be produced, taxed, regulated, and wound down on a schedule, without being sold to a saver as a contribution to the energy transition.
    — Ingmar Rentzhog, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
Definition of wound down
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  • Eventually, Cease loosened up enough to mow through many Red Sox.
    — Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 26 July 2026
  • A lot has changed since then—the designer shuffle means most brands have new creative directors, and the men’s silhouette has certainly loosened up a bit (though maybe be coming back down to Earth).
    — Irene Kim, Vogue, 13 June 2026
Definition of loosened up
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  • 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
Definition of chilled out
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  • 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
Definition of vegetated
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  • The sheer number of ships − study authors cite at least 1,500 vessels − idled near the trade route and the length of time involved are just the beginning.
    — Christopher Cann, USA Today, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Bercich said the day the Metrodome roof caved in, Ryan’s car idled on the side of the road, unable to handle the onslaught of snow.
    — Alec Lewis, New York Times, 24 July 2026
Definition of idled
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“Zoned out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zoned%20out. Accessed 11 Aug. 2026.

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