Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for zones out
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As the regular season winds down in boys basketball, teams are battling it out for district championships but more notably, many are battling for remaining playoff spots and seedings.—
Ishmael Johnson,
Dallas Morning News,
11 Feb. 2026 -
As winter winds down in North Texas, predictions for spring weather are here.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Feb. 2026
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Parker’s series starts out with too much bellowing and yelling along with hazing and bullying but loosens up and broadens out to peer into the lives of other recruits who are wrestling with demons and sometimes each other.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
16 Oct. 2025
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As your car idles, warm air blown from the top of your dashboard will melt the ice on the outside of the windshield.—
Meghan Overdeep,
Southern Living,
27 Dec. 2025
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Security camera footage shows a black vehicle park in front of Café Bernardo, a restaurant, and idles for about two minutes.—
Madisen Keavy,
CBS News,
17 Dec. 2025
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Then Jason and Thor shower together, each lathering the other’s back and bums up with fewer orgasms than an old Herbal Essences commercial.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
4 Feb. 2026
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The cranky and irritating backseat driver, who bums a lift midway through the Griswolds' adventure, also has with her the easily excitable pooch Dinky.—
Jordan Hoffman,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Sep. 2025
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As the cake chills out, add fresh raspberries to a blender pitcher and purée until smooth.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 Jan. 2026
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But while the new movie dawdles on its way to Toxie’s origins, then rushes toward a finale with a lurching rhythm that verges on calculated ineptitude, its spirit never feels inauthentic.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Zones out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zones%20out. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.
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