zoned out

past tense of zone out

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for zoned out
Verb
  • This week only reinforced that point as the second meeting of the Senate Gun Violence Prevention Working Group wound down on Wednesday.
    Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 18 Sep. 2025
  • As society moved on from COVID, Stadler noticed these types of interventions also wound down.
    Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • But after a few uses and washes, it’s loosened up and now feels perfect for the combination of my head and hair size.
    Ayana Underwood, Outside, 20 Sep. 2025
  • The labor market that once felt tight has loosened up—supply of workers is outweighing demand.
    Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
  • While the site is idled, Olsen said, workers receive their normal paychecks, and some have undergone training to learn new skills.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 24 Sep. 2025
  • But now, several hundred workers who were out over the water, working to get it up and running, have been idled.
    Brittney Melton, NPR, 1 Sep. 2025
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“Zoned out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zoned%20out. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.

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