as in to hang (around or out)
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Recent Examples of zone out
Mouse studies also suggested that these moments of defiance can be seen as physical responses: mice zoned out for a split-second while their brains rebooted, and twitched in their sleep when those regions woke up briefly.
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New Atlas, 2 Jan. 2025
Speaking as someone who would like to zone out this holiday season: Dammit.
—Angela Watercutter, WIRED, 20 Dec. 2024
Everyone needs background noise for wrapping presents or something to zone out in front of after a big holiday meal, and the streamers know how to get the job done.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 3 Dec. 2024
Everyone deserves the chance to zone out to neon blobs.
—Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 26 Nov. 2024
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New Atlas, 2 Jan. 2025
Speaking as someone who would like to zone out this holiday season: Dammit.
—Angela Watercutter, WIRED, 20 Dec. 2024
Everyone needs background noise for wrapping presents or something to zone out in front of after a big holiday meal, and the streamers know how to get the job done.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 3 Dec. 2024
Everyone deserves the chance to zone out to neon blobs.
—Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 26 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for zone out
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Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards had the ball as time was winding down and had a bad turnover to Westbrook.—
Jason D. Greenblatt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Apr. 2025
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With the current quarter winding down, there are some stocks investors should keep an eye on heading into the next period.—
Sean Conlon,
CNBC,
28 Mar. 2025
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Making the choice to be social is especially difficult at the end of an exhausting day when your impulse may be to veg out on the couch.—
Allie Volpe,
Vox,
7 Dec. 2018
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Plus: What better way for locals to veg out during a stressful election season than with some grade-A on-screen drama?—
Mimi Montgomery,
Axios,
19 Sep. 2024
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Fans were still bummed that he was reassigned to minor-league camp.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
17 Mar. 2025
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For more on Nintendo Switch 2, check out our Switch 2 game wishlist and learn why we’ll be bummed if Switch 2 lacks these features.—
Jordan Minor,
PC Magazine,
27 Mar. 2025
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China had been loosening up with more U.S. films than ever finding a berth over the past few years.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
8 Apr. 2025
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Many said Edgewater and Uptown were becoming too expensive for renters and new housing would loosen up the market, help address Chicago’s affordable housing crisis, and bring in thousands of new customers for local businesses.—
Brian J. Rogal,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Feb. 2025
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Coyote caught chilling out in front yard in rare security camera footage A coyote was caught sitting in the front yard of a home in Cape Coral, Florida, via security camera.—
Audrey Conklin,
Fox News,
17 Mar. 2025
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After putting in all this work, the team named Australia its top spot for chilling out.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Feb. 2025
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Cleveland-Cliffs — The steel producer declined 1.2% after a report from the Minnesota Star Tribune said Cleveland-Cliffs would temporarily idle two factories, resulting in hundreds of job cuts.—
Hakyung Kim,
CNBC,
21 Mar. 2025
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In court papers, top CFPB officials have said the agency remains committed to meeting its obligations under the law, rejecting arguments that by idling the majority of the agency's staff and canceling the bulk of its contracts, the Trump administration is violating the law.—
Douglas Gillison and Daniel Wiessner,
USA TODAY,
4 Mar. 2025
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Get our daily newsletter Yet Mr Schwarzman avoids footling with life’s foot-soldiers for a reason.—
The Economist,
The Economist,
19 Sep. 2019
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Last year an American startup called Swarm Technologies paid a footling $900,000 fine for sending four tiny satellites into orbit on an Indian rocket, having been denied permission to do so by the US Federal Communications Commission.—
The Economist,
The Economist,
17 July 2019
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Commenters debated whether certain dog breeds were more prone to loafing and stretching in this way.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
16 Jan. 2025
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More strikingly, people all over the county were actually seeing mountain lions, not only in their high beams at night but in broad daylight, with increasing regularity: crossing the road, loafing at the edge of a fenced field, skirting a campground.—
Malcolm Brooks Malcolm Hillgartner Krish Seenivasan Zak Mouton,
New York Times,
31 Dec. 2024
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“Zone out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zone%20out. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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