cool
adjective
moderately cold; neither warm nor cold.
has cooled
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present perfectof cool (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Their popularity has cooled since rates dropped and new artificial intelligence tools pose potential challenges to the software businesses among their borrowers.
From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026
Those services are still resilient, but growth has cooled since pandemic highs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 27, 2026
Since the mid-1980s, the stratosphere has cooled by about 2 degrees Celsius.
From Science Daily ● May 14, 2026
The temperature has cooled considerably since Trump and Xi met face-to-face in South Korea last October.
From BBC ● May 11, 2026
I can’t understand anything they’re saying because the hot red color has cooled off and is now a dull pink that makes me just want to rest my pounding head and sleep.
From "American Street" by Ibi Zoboi
