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chill

[chil] / tʃɪl /




VERB
make cold
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONGEST




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Calls to slow down the development of leading models for safety reasons, including an essay by Anthropic’s Dario Amodei over the weekend, have sent a chill through the tech sector.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 14, 2026

In the historic Japanese city of Kanazawa, craftsmen painstakingly shape and slice blocks of ice destined to chill negronis in some of the world's trendiest bars.

From Barron's Sep. 6, 2026

Mortgage rates ticked up to a new high for the year, casting a chill over the housing market.

From MarketWatch Sep. 3, 2026

Saturday will get off to a bright and fresh start, as many wake up to a chill in the air.

From BBC Aug. 22, 2026

She pulled Anat in closer, her whole body shuddering with the chill.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

Users also described changes involving body temperature, including chills, feeling unusually cold, hot flashes, and symptoms resembling a fever.

From Science Daily Sep. 13, 2026

The name alone sent chills down the spine.

From Salon Sep. 13, 2026

The chills expanded nationally, then internationally, as the Bulls’ mystique grew and the NBA’s popularity exploded.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 21, 2026

“It plays when Alice goes off to college and then for the end credits. It gave me chills when I saw it.”

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 10, 2026

Jenny leans into my ear to whisper something and I get chills up my back and shiver.

From "Please Ignore Vera Dietz" by A.S. King

By the time he got home, the fervor had chilled out.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 9, 2026

Just the sight of the glasses, dewy with condensation on the outside and filled to the rim with clinking ice, nearly chilled my body.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 11, 2026

Some local governments have deployed trucks to parks, markets and bus stops to distribute chilled bottled waters for free.

From BBC Aug. 7, 2026

But under million-dollar luxury apartments chilled by whirling air conditioners, tenants in one of Seoul's last shanty towns suffer headaches in the savage heat.

From Barron's Aug. 4, 2026

There was one metallic crash of thunder and the air chilled suddenly.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers

As I spoke to the women who had worked, in the early 1970s, to organize and pursue this right, I realized something chilling.

From Slate Sep. 3, 2026

“Financial sanctions are based on a private sector chilling effect.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

Shi argues that non-compete agreements harm the economy: “They have a chilling effect and discourage people from looking for new jobs,” she says.

From MarketWatch Aug. 21, 2026

“Her Private Hell” is not merely glittering debris, as some have posited, nor is it style over substance; it’s a campfire story told by Thatcher’s unearthly orator, with just as much chilling impact.

From Salon Aug. 17, 2026

“Enjoy it and be in touch, and I’m sorry once again. I guess you won’t be chilling for a while.”

From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini




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