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noun

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verb

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as in to freeze
to cause to lose heat chill the gelatin for two hours, until it sets

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Recent Examples of chill
Adjective
Also, this is a TikTok of the chillest January 6 get-together. Makena Kelly, WIRED, 9 Jan. 2025 Yet despite all of his achievements, Jones comes off as supremely chill, undeniably cool, and at his essence, a man who loved his family. Debby Wolfinsohn, EW.com, 11 Jan. 2025
Noun
Because the drugs are given by infusion, some people can have adverse reactions, such as fever, chills, body aches, or difficulty breathing. Amy Norton, SELF, 25 Feb. 2025 In her post, the woman described experiencing severe flu-like symptoms before waking up one morning with fever, chills and overwhelming weakness. Mark Joseph, Newsweek, 24 Feb. 2025
Verb
In chilling surveillance video shown during the press conference, Torres is seen leaving the Burger Point restaurant on Mill St. in San Bernardino at 11:45 a.m. with a cup of coffee in her hand. Kc Baker, People.com, 19 Feb. 2025 Wind chills as low as 35 below zero were possible for parts of north central Kansas and central, east central, and south central Nebraska. Matt Robison, Newsweek, 18 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for chill
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chill
Adjective
  • Her makeup, too, was equally icy, with a metallic silvery-white shadow brushed under her brow as a highlight and dramatic black eyeliner winged all the way out to the outer corner of her brows, plus a pair of light blue-gray contacts enhanced by majorly fluttery, lush lashes.
    Kara Nesvig, Allure, 9 Dec. 2024
  • White cautioned those traveling north of Indianapolis this weekend, however, should be mindful of potentially snowier, icier road conditions.
    Christopher Cann, The Indianapolis Star, 27 Nov. 2024
Adjective
  • In a chilling twist of fate, in the film’s first location — a zigzagging, vertical staircase aside a dam in Portugal — a close friend of the group experiences a horrifying accident, captured on camera, that underscores just how perilous Storror’s stunts really are.
    Adam B. Vary, Variety, 8 Mar. 2025
  • The Army veteran accused in the chilling murder of his wife, her father and a neighbor — as the couple’s 4-year-old daughter watched — made a brief appearance in court Friday morning and pleaded not guilty.
    Charles Rabin, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • In years past, gardeners in this area have sat in limbo, trying to decide whether to plant or not to plant, because of potential freezing temperatures.
    Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 28 Feb. 2025
  • Winter’s freezing temperatures are here for a while longer, but sunnier days and plenty of time spent in your garden are ahead.
    Carly Totten, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Los Angeles and San Diego, which have missed out on more than 5 inches of typical rain since October, should see soaking rain after dark.
    Mary Gilbert, CNN, 11 Mar. 2025
  • An adults-only drama about an exotic dancer's entanglements with a rich family (and its many secrets), Tyler Perry's Beauty in Black is dark, violent, and scandalous, with storylines revolving around murder, blackmail, and human trafficking.
    Randall Colburn, EW.com, 11 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • By strategically freezing non-essential backfills, organizations can achieve substantial cost savings while reducing workforce size without triggering the cultural fallout that layoffs so often bring.
    Sherzod Odilov, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
  • The recent frenzy in the Trump Administration to dismantle the federal government has resulted in some VAWA funds being frozen.
    Sarah Lustbader, The New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Get ready to sit back and relax for a while when Avatar: Fire and Ash hits theaters.
    Carly Thomas, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Mar. 2025
  • On the next inhale, think about relaxing your pelvic floor.
    Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 7 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Trump wanted to discourage DEI efforts by corporations and others.
    Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 9 Mar. 2025
  • None of the other 23 states that allow initiatives, most in the Midwest and West, go so far out of their way to discourage them.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • The hotel’s in-house Palace Sports & Rentals features a ski room with heated lockers, a convenient way to start and end a chilly day.
    Alexandra Cheney, Travel + Leisure, 9 Mar. 2025
  • Pascal Plante’s chilly Quebecois techno-thriller isn’t about content moderation per se, but its descent-into-hell structure is — intentionally or not — mimicked here.
    Katie Rife, IndieWire, 9 Mar. 2025

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“Chill.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chill. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.

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