COOLING (DOWN) Synonyms: 20 Similar and Opposite Words

cooling (down)

verb

present participle of cool (down)

as in settling (down)

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drying up

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As those funds began drying up in September 2023, some states started to address these shortfalls on their own.

— Caitlyn Collins, The Conversation, 28 Oct. 2026
The song is a tale of a small town drying up as businessmen buy up all the land, and Supernaw — with his distinctive twang — sang it as a hard-luck ballad.

— Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2026

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