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Recent Examples of relax Don’t forget the inflatable pool floats to relax in style at the beach for the rest of the summer. Molly Blanco, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 July 2025 Tongue exercise: Push your tongue up against the roof of your mouth and hold the position for five to 10 seconds, and then relax. Angelica Bottaro, Verywell Health, 6 July 2025 The 67-foot pool is stunning, and relaxing in the hydro-vitality tub will melt stress away. Rona Berg, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025 Young visitors will enjoy the splash pad and water slide, while guests ages 18 and older are welcome to relax in the quiet adults-only pool and hot tub. Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for relax
Recent Examples of Synonyms for relax
Verb
  • Here, visitors can relax and unwind in comfortable accommodations before heading to the mountain—setting the foundation for the perfect trip.
    Angela Adto Tepper, Travel + Leisure, 10 July 2025
  • Once there, many stayed for two to three months, soaking in the mineral-rich hot springs, breathing the crisp Rocky Mountain air and unwinding in the opulent Stone Bath House.
    Brittany Anas, Denver Post, 9 July 2025
Verb
  • The fine dining restaurant, La Finca, holds a Michelin star, even as veteran chef Fernando Arjona and his team have loosened things up, moving away from a long tasting menu toward a relaxed a la carte approach.
    Ann Abel, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
  • Foreign tourists are trickling back to China after the country loosened its visa policy to unprecedented levels.
    Fu Ting, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2025
Verb
  • Just days prior, Austinites were basking in pool-worthy sunshine and prime tanning conditions.
    Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
  • For now, Netflix is staying quiet, basking instead in what one imagines as the pink glow of Season 3’s soaring viewership stats.
    Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 30 June 2025
Verb
  • Two crates full of Sam’s Club water bottles resting in ice baths sit beneath them.
    Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 1 July 2025
  • The courthouse in Alpine is lined with fixtures that mitigates light pollution, murals off that city's main thoroughfare depict wildlife resting in the comfort of a dark sky.
    Carlos Morales, NPR, 1 July 2025
Verb
  • Resilience could also mean taking a break to decompress or reevaluate your strategy and identifying the next steps.
    Dr. Angélica S. Gutiérrez, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
  • Day or night, it’s made for plane-gazing, daydreaming, or decompressing.
    Paul Rubio, AFAR Media, 23 June 2025
Verb
  • The deli restaurant and its nearby Scoop Deck, a place people went for ice cream, have been go-to destinations for people refueling after a jaunt around the harbor, to meet friends, hold business meetings or a place to chill.
    Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 28 June 2025
  • This pasta salad makes full use of summer produce and is best served chilled.
    Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 28 June 2025
Verb
  • Had the government chilled out in the old days, the market would have developed a base reserve security asset.
    Brian Domitrovic, Forbes.com, 6 July 2025
  • Baskin-Robbins offers discount on chill treats Baskin-Robbins rewards members can chill out on the holiday and get $2 off large frozen beverages and $5 off a Polar Pizza.
    Julia Gomez, USA Today, 4 July 2025
Verb
  • But as the 17 minutes of stoppage time wound down, the crowd told a bigger story for a first-year club playing in a league that can’t match the comprehensive skill of the European and top South American leagues.
    Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 July 2025
  • Cialis, Astroglide, texts and summaries As the trial wound down, jurors heard both legal benches reiterate their key arguments.
    Marco della Cava, USA Today, 3 July 2025

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“Relax.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relax. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.

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