cool down
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Also, cool off.
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Effect a lower temperature, especially of the body following vigorous exercise. For example, After a race the coach makes the entire team do stretches to cool down , or Let's take a dip to cool off . These phrases date from a.d. 1000 with reference to the weather or cooking (as in First let the eggs cool off ). The first gained renewed currency with the exercise boom of the late 1900s.
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See cool off , def. 2.
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Critics say they will add demand to electricity grids still heavily reliant on planet-warming fossil fuels, and place new pressure on often-stretched local water supplies to cool down hot servers.
From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026
When it’s after 9 p.m., it’s time to turn on her dishwasher and crank up her air conditioner to cool down the Houston nights.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 10, 2026
Dart draped ice towels around her neck and used cold-air hoses at the changeovers against Bouzkova as she attempted to cool down.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
Liquid Death and the Kelce brothers’ Garage Beer released an elaborate musical ad urging consumers to cool down AI data centers with pee.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
The trail is two and a half miles, so when we add on the half-mile jog from our house to campus, it’s an even three, and then we walk home to cool down.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
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