as in to hang (around or out)
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Recent Examples of zone out
Everyone deserves the chance to zone out to neon blobs.
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Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 26 Nov. 2024
In interrogation, the sisters might have remembered their father’s tactic: focus on a point in the wall and zone out.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2024
Everyone has their own way of relieving stress, zoning out from the hassles of day-to-day life.
—Jim Clash, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
And to be quite honest, I was literally zoned out, just waiting for the band to come back out — like, OK, when is halftime?
—Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2024
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Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 26 Nov. 2024
In interrogation, the sisters might have remembered their father’s tactic: focus on a point in the wall and zone out.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2024
Everyone has their own way of relieving stress, zoning out from the hassles of day-to-day life.
—Jim Clash, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
And to be quite honest, I was literally zoned out, just waiting for the band to come back out — like, OK, when is halftime?
—Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for zone out
Verb
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As the global war on terrorism wound down, the focus shifted.—
Andrew Natsios,
Foreign Affairs,
7 Feb. 2025
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The Warriors acquired Jimmy Butler from the Miami Heat, signaling their desire to compete alongside Stephen Curry for one last title run before Curry's career winds down.—
Kristan Hawkins,
Newsweek,
6 Feb. 2025
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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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This isn't only a place to veg out, though.—
Hannah Walhout,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Apr. 2023
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When he himself isn’t bummed out, Scott Avett (who flew to New York to be with the cast and crew during its final week) remains philosophical.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
21 Jan. 2025
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Expecting to see spikes in seasonal affective disorder, Dr. Leibowitz was shocked to learn that Nordic people weren’t all that bummed out by the long, dark, and extreme winters.—
Julia Ries,
SELF,
16 Jan. 2025
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The pair met on set for a commercial in the 1980s, where Jennifer, who had worked as a model and actress, helped the professional football player loosen up during the shoot.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
People.com,
31 Jan. 2025
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The Fed has cut rates twice this year, and the regulatory environment has loosened up.—
David Moin,
WWD,
6 Dec. 2024
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Young, who is a marketing manager for a software company and runs a blog about cruises, enjoys the amenities on larger ships – but also wants to chill out.—
Nathan Diller,
USA TODAY,
17 Feb. 2025
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One Netflix subscriber wants her younger sister to chill out — and help out.—
Brian Anthony Hernandez,
People.com,
1 Feb. 2025
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The vehicles also worsen traffic on Lima’s major thoroughfares, increasing idling by cars and trucks, which are rarely electric.—
Maria Gioia,
The Mercury News,
5 Feb. 2025
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Just as a yellow cab turned right into the intersection, the idling truck inched forward, seemingly preparing for a wide right turn onto E. 169th St., the video shows.—
Rocco Parascandola,
New York Daily News,
3 Feb. 2025
Verb
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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 21 Feb. 2025.
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