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keep cool

VERB
calm down
Synonyms
WEAK
chill out control oneself cool down cool it cool off get hold of oneself go easy regain one's composure relax rest restrain oneself simmer down take it easy
VERB
keep one's cool
Synonyms
WEAK
control one's temper go with the flow keep calm keep one's shirt on restrain oneself

Example Sentences

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“We are telling clients to keep cool, fill your tank right now before it gets higher, drive a little less and look forward to a 7700 S&P by year-end,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

At 30 years and 56 days, Inter named the seventh oldest starting XI for a Champions League semi-final game and they used all of that experience to keep cool heads in a high-drama scenario.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2025

To replicate this operation at scale requires whole data centers’ worth of GPUs, which produce audible noise and require a lot of water to keep cool.

From Slate • Mar. 28, 2025

Grinder added that every year she has seen less rain, more dust and skyrocketing electricity rates as residents try to keep cool.

From Salon • Nov. 3, 2024

Still, she tried to keep cool as she looked at the man who was supposed to be helping her.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti