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adjective

Definition of coolednext
as in chilled

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verb

past tense of cool
1
as in froze
to cause to lose heat cool your drinks in the icy mountain stream

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2
as in hushed
to become still and orderly after the recess, tempers had cooled, and we could have a civil, rational discussion

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Recent Examples of cooled
Verb
Looking forward A number of sectors cooled, while others heated up. — Alex Lazarow, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024 But the anger that fueled once-unthinkable scenes of vandalism has cooled. — Saif Hasnat Atul Loke, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cooled
  1. iced
  2. froze
  3. frozen
  4. unheated
  5. frosted
Adjective
  • Southern Shores Coffee tempts java lovers with its bushwacker blend coffee; imbibe it hot or iced and grab a bag to take home.
    — Jennifer Stewart Kornegay, Southern Living, 19 Mar. 2025
  • In between both is a new coffee shop, Café Avanti, selling hot and iced drinks, baked goods and breakfast burritos.
    — Miguel Otárola, The Denver Post, 19 Mar. 2025
Definition of iced
Verb
  • The fumble froze the Chicago linebackers and allowed Musgrave to leak out for a big gain.
    — Colton Pouncy, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
  • Others said the application process froze or produced error messages.
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of froze
Adjective
  • One of our favorite ways to incorporate fruit in a margarita is by using frozen peaches and blending it all into a frozen margarita.
    — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 15 Mar. 2025
  • The findings resulted in what was effectively a frozen Rosetta stone, allowing scientists to understand in detail the climate over the past 100,000 years and beyond.
    — Katie Hunt, CNN, 15 Mar. 2025
Definition of frozen
Adjective
  • LokMan Sung, medical examiner of Wayne County, Mich., said two homeless Detroit children who died while inside an unheated van parked in a casino garage perished due to accidental carbon monoxide toxicity, not hypothermia.
    — arkansasonline.com, arkansasonline.com, 12 Mar. 2025
  • On a cold morning in January, Tiffany Burrow, the head of the shelter, met with me in an unheated room with racks of clothes and shoes.
    — Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
Definition of unheated
Adjective
  • The three kids have several different foods in front of them, including sliced oranges, Cheerios and a pink frosted donut.
    — Hannah Sacks, People.com, 24 Feb. 2025
  • Winter wonderlands come to life with frosted and flocked decorations.
    — Jené Luciani Sena, Fox News, 11 Dec. 2024
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