cool
adjective
moderately cold; neither warm nor cold.
cooled
Example Sentences
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The comments come ahead of a policy meeting at the RBA in early November, where bond traders had cooled on the prospect of a further rise in interest rates.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
Measurements from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope in 2007 indicated that the asteroid's surface warmed and cooled rapidly as it rotated through sunlight and darkness.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2026
Stripping out gasoline, inflation cooled to 2.2% in September from 2.4% the month before.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
The situation reportedly had cooled by the time they went on the air.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026
Olanna poured some palm oil into the cooled mixture and stirred and stirred until her arms stiffened from fatigue.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
