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
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State of play: The Justice Department after the 2024 presidential election moved to wind down the criminal cases against Trump to comply with a longstanding policy that sitting presidents can't be prosecuted.—
Erin Doherty,
Axios,
29 Jan. 2025
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There’s also a relaxing colored sunset simulation to wind down for bedtime.—
Cheryl Fenton,
Parents,
28 Jan. 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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That’s largely thanks to its dual rubber roller brushes, which can really dig into the carpet with greater friction to loosen up those hairs and other stubborn debris.—
Quentyn Kennemer,
The Verge,
16 Jan. 2025
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The head coach’s demeanor in those moments doesn’t help players to loosen up and play freely, either.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
7 Jan. 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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Inflation is cooler, bond yields have chilled out, bank earnings are coming in strong, and stocks are up 1.7%.—
Kelly Evans,
CNBC,
15 Jan. 2025
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About 3 million workers were idled, and recovery has been mediocre at best.—
Dan Walters,
The Mercury News,
18 Jan. 2025
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Hospitals are shutting their obstetrics units, and companies that sold baby formula are idling factories.—
Alexandra Stevenson,
New York Times,
17 Jan. 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 8 Feb. 2025.
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