zoned out

past tense of zone out

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for zoned out
Verb
  • Elsewhere, leisure and hospitality, a key sector for consumer demand, saw a loss of 19,000 as vacation season wound down.
    Jeff Cox, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Funny enough, however, as the game wound down to its final moments, Dart again found himself on the sideline.
    Charlotte Carroll, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The previous week, Emily was at a sleepover at Heather’s house with Gretchen, when Gretchen, loosened up by shots of Fireball whiskey, revealed that Tamra once recorded a song, badly, according to Gretchen, with an unnamed boy band star that Gretchen claims Tamra got frisky with.
    Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 27 Sep. 2025
  • 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
Verb
  • And someone who is a great listener, respectful, caring, chilled out, someone who supports my dreams – and is cool with my chaos.
    Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 25 Sep. 2025
  • 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
  • The number-crunching bureau at the Labor Department is one of many government agencies idled by the shutdown.
    Scott Horsley, NPR, 1 Oct. 2025
  • 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
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“Zoned out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zoned%20out. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.

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