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chill

[chil] / tʃɪl /




VERB
make cold
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONGEST




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And he’s saying things, even on “Saturday Night Live,” that were patently untrue… Even when he says, “Did you think I was going to be a chill, normal dude?”

From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2026

In his newsletter, the Surge, Jim explains one story that’s essential for understanding the news, one story to keep an eye on, and one story that everyone needs to chill out about.

From Slate ● Oct. 9, 2026

He was, in short, a chill little dude.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

In addition to the autumn chill, much-needed rain will spread across England and Wales from midweek.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

“There’s a chill; best get yourself a sweater.”

From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn

The line chills not because something like Instagram Kids feels plausible, but because it’s already a reality.

From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026

By then, he was suffering from fever, chills, muscle pain, a sore throat and bleeding.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

“I had chills and shivers up and down my spine. It’s another puzzle in the Ice Age saga that we can put into place.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026

In painful detail, she described the splitting headaches, body aches, chills, high fevers and hallucinations that had tormented her for days.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

He had periods of chills followed by sweating.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow

A simple question about chilled caffeine has sparked heated debates on couches and online about workplace decorum, highlighting shifting expectations of professionalism.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

Users say it can make them feel dream-like and detached, chilled and relaxed.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

By the time he got home, the fervor had chilled out.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

Just the sight of the glasses, dewy with condensation on the outside and filled to the rim with clinking ice, nearly chilled my body.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026

His shaggy, blond hair was caught under a blue knit winter hat, and his checkered flannel coat guarded him from the winter weather that still chilled the air in late March.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone

There’s a chilling moment at the end of the film where somebody asks him, “Why have you accreted so much power?”

From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2026

What’s chilling about these interviews is how they don’t feel like whistleblowing but rather a fact-finding inquiry with available explainers who betray little affect or remorse, even when the topic of personal doubt arises.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

While that leaves the market vulnerable to a downturn in those companies, it is another reason why the index has withstood a chilling effect from higher rates.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

Oleksandr Pestrykov, an advocacy expert from the Ukrainian House foundation in Warsaw, told AFP that Ukrainians in Poland were feeling the effects of the chilling relations personally.

From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026

Instead, he lowered his head and fixed me with his chilling gaze.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline


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