as in to relax
to get rid of nervous tension or anxiety
soft music and a good book help me unwind
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Recent Examples of unwind
Guests can unwind in a dedicated wellness suite on board, created in partnership with Wildsmith Skin.
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India Brown, Robb Report, 4 July 2025
To unwind, Arredondo likes to hang around with his dog Liora, watch films and TV shows, and go to the movies.
—Myrna Petlicki, Chicago Tribune, 2 July 2025
Johnson is calling for the department to rescind its approval and unwind the restructuring.
—Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2025
Such collaboration could demonstrate bias and open a legal path for the utilities to unwind the adverse rate decisions.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 30 June 2025
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India Brown, Robb Report, 4 July 2025
To unwind, Arredondo likes to hang around with his dog Liora, watch films and TV shows, and go to the movies.
—Myrna Petlicki, Chicago Tribune, 2 July 2025
Johnson is calling for the department to rescind its approval and unwind the restructuring.
—Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2025
Such collaboration could demonstrate bias and open a legal path for the utilities to unwind the adverse rate decisions.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 30 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unwind
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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“Unwind.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unwind. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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