as in to relax
to get rid of nervous tension or anxiety
after she gets home from work, she needs some time to decompress before preparing dinner
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Recent Examples of decompress
Or even consider taking a longer way home to have more time with your thoughts or to just decompress.
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Dr. Cynthia J. Young, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025
With this new venture, the anchor is charging full steam ahead and not worrying about how to decompress from the constant news cycle.
—Stephanie Guerilus, People.com, 2 June 2025
Here, cops can decompress after a stressful event or take a brief time-out during a draining shift.
—Katja Ridderbusch, NPR, 26 May 2025
On the eve of his first playoff series as an NBA head coach, David Adelman decompressed with the comforts of family and outlandish crime drama television.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 21 Apr. 2025
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Dr. Cynthia J. Young, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025
With this new venture, the anchor is charging full steam ahead and not worrying about how to decompress from the constant news cycle.
—Stephanie Guerilus, People.com, 2 June 2025
Here, cops can decompress after a stressful event or take a brief time-out during a draining shift.
—Katja Ridderbusch, NPR, 26 May 2025
On the eve of his first playoff series as an NBA head coach, David Adelman decompressed with the comforts of family and outlandish crime drama television.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 21 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for decompress
relax
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But there was one type of holiday that our readers favored above all this year: a relaxing escape, close to a top-tier city.—
Lydia Price,
Travel + Leisure,
8 July 2025
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Not only did Treasury yields outright decline, but other signs of fiscal excess--yield curves, swap spreads, real rates, and the 10-year term premium--also relaxed in recent weeks.—
Kelly Evans,
CNBC,
8 July 2025
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“Decompress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decompress. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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