zoned out

Definition of zoned outnext
past tense of zone out

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for zoned out
Verb
  • This was the second year for the festival, and just as the parade wound down on the street out front, children and their families walked in from the drizzle for popcorn, snacks, drawing, games and just a lot of running around on play mats.
    Jesse Wright, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026
  • Walton has also wound down his involvement in Walmart, retiring from a 23-year stint as chairman in 2015 and leaving the company’s board in 2024.
    Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 3 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • But France loosened up and Italy fired back with a Capuozzo try and a Paolo Garbisi penalty.
    ABC News, ABC News, 22 Feb. 2026
  • 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
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
  • Worries that prices at the pump could soar past $5 emerge as tankers remain idled and the outlook for a quick resolution dims.
    Evan Halper, Washington Post, 7 Mar. 2026
  • The police truck idled for a moment before reversing down the street, drawing a round of applause from the crowd that had formed on the block.
    Senior Editor, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
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“Zoned out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zoned%20out. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.

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