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cool

[kool] / kul /




VERB
reduce temperature, chill down
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONGEST
WEAK




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Cool and store: Let the syrup cool, then transfer it to a jar with a lid or a deli container.

From Salon Aug. 16, 2026

Sustained evidence of easing consumer demand might suggest that price increases could cool off further without the Fed’s intervention.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

Said offensive coordinator Nate Scheelhaase: “You’ve certainly seen him go and make some throws and go and compete in a really cool way.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

Scarlett added: "We will be able to see other places, it's so cool."

From BBC Aug. 13, 2026

Once, on a cool night, I imagined we were talking in her dark room again.

From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott

Most forecasts show that the cooler and more changeable spell of weather is set to continue for the rest of the month.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

It also established at least one clear boundary in American diplomacy: Rubio may travel the world on behalf of the president, but he won’t be doing it with a cooler full of fermented cabbage.

From Salon Aug. 15, 2026

After Thursday marked the hottest day of 2026 so far, conditions will be noticeably cooler on Saturday and Sunday.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

There could be "a shift in tourism and real estate, from southern Europe to cooler northern destinations", Ozkardeskaya said.

From Barron's Aug. 14, 2026

It's a bit cooler after yesterday’s storm, which helps too.

From "Zara’s Rules for Record-Breaking Fun" by Hena Khan

Among the more popular indicators monitored by Wall Street’s technical strategists, the “Hindenburg Omen” definitely has the coolest name.

From MarketWatch Aug. 15, 2026

“And as a kid, you think that’s the coolest thing in the world, because it is. It’s the best feeling.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

This might well be the hottest summer of your lifetime, and also might be the coolest summer of the rest of your life.

From Salon Jul. 19, 2026

But, he added, “it can still be one of the coolest places on the planet.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 6, 2026

The coolest part about the hotel was that we could just dial the front desk on the phone, order any food we wanted, and in a few minutes they’d bring it up to us.

From "The Million Dollar Shot" by Dan Gutman

Brazil’s central bank cut interest rates for the fourth consecutive time as inflation cools and still-elevated borrowing costs weigh on the economy.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

Since April, in England and Wales the Boiler Upgrade Scheme has offered £2,500 towards a reversible air-air heat pump: a machine that warms a home in winter and cools it in summer.

From BBC Jul. 29, 2026

Volcanic glass forms when underwater lava cools extremely quickly.

From Science Daily Jul. 29, 2026

The soy sauce deepens it; the bacon crackles; the avocado cools everything down.

From Salon Jul. 28, 2026

My Vigor cools to speak of him, so girt is he in Solemnity — Helm and Hauberk — with only the Eyes peering out through the gloomy Visor.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson

These data centers are housed in huge new buildings, stuffed with massive heat-generating computers and cooled by big banks of air conditioning.

From MarketWatch Aug. 15, 2026

Neighbouring Hungary has so far been able to avoid a complete shutdown of its only nuclear plant, Paks, whose four reactors are also cooled by the Danube.

From Barron's Aug. 13, 2026

China’s consumer and factory-gate price growth both cooled more than expected last month, suggesting tepid domestic demand and reflecting the impact of extreme weather and declining oil costs.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 9, 2026

Until now, identifying those differences has generally required complex equipment, detectors cooled to extremely low temperatures, and millions of individual measurements.

From Science Daily Aug. 8, 2026

Steam was introduced into a cylinder, which was then cooled by having water sprayed on to it.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

In this system, however, the same quantum refrigerator can supply both heating and cooling.

From Science Daily Aug. 14, 2026

Earlier this week, authorities tried to increase the water flow to the plant - which uses the Danube for cooling - by sinking barges loaded with rocks in the river.

From BBC Aug. 13, 2026

Outside the Gravelines plant, the largest in Western Europe, the shutdowns or production reductions affecting other reactors are linked to extreme heat and droughts, depriving the plants of the water they need for cooling.

From Barron's Aug. 12, 2026

A shop attendant shuttled me into a shady spot by the tonic bar, where the mixologist began mixing me cooling drinks.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 11, 2026

In particular, our planet has experienced numerous cycles of cooling and warming.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari




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