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zoned out

verb

past tense of zone out

as in hacked (around)

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Oil can be produced, taxed, regulated, and wound down on a schedule, without being sold to a saver as a contribution to the energy transition.

— Ingmar Rentzhog, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
The greats are often defined by their consistency — and their durability — although both the 37-year-old Durant and 41-year-old James have dealt with a variety of different setbacks as their respective careers have wound down.

— Nick Friedell, New York Times, 17 June 2026

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A lot has changed since then—the designer shuffle means most brands have new creative directors, and the men’s silhouette has certainly loosened up a bit (though maybe be coming back down to Earth).

— Irene Kim, Vogue, 13 June 2026
Pick up any grime the steam loosened up and wipe down the tiles as well as the grout.

— Maria Sabella, The Spruce, 18 May 2026

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We were parked alongside a remote and heavily vegetated waterway called Furlong Creek, which was the site of another one of Johnson’s experiments.

— Katie Thornton, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2025
Contrary to the arid badlands of Ledi-Geraru today, millions of years ago, the area was a lush, vegetated landscape with rivers and shallow lakes.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 13 Aug. 2025

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