cooldown
noun
cool·down
ˈkül-ˌdau̇n 
: the act or an instance of allowing physiological activity to return to normal gradually after strenuous exercise by engaging in less strenuous exercise
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His Hyper Beam cooldown has gone up by 13 seconds while its duration at level one has gone down by eight, meaning the uptime is now significantly less.
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Mike Stubbs, Forbes, 15 Sep. 2024
By some measures, such a breezy cooldown has happened only once in the past six decades (hat tip, Alan Greenspan).
—Allison Morrow, CNN, 15 Aug. 2024
However, the steeper-than-expected cooldown of the labor market may indicate that the economy is headed toward a downturn after all, Liu said.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 9 Aug. 2024
On Friday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported a cooldown in the labor market with August payrolls falling short of expectations.
—Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 6 Sep. 2024
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Mike Stubbs, Forbes, 15 Sep. 2024
By some measures, such a breezy cooldown has happened only once in the past six decades (hat tip, Alan Greenspan).
—Allison Morrow, CNN, 15 Aug. 2024
However, the steeper-than-expected cooldown of the labor market may indicate that the economy is headed toward a downturn after all, Liu said.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 9 Aug. 2024
On Friday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported a cooldown in the labor market with August payrolls falling short of expectations.
—Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 6 Sep. 2024
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“Cooldown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cooldown. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
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