as in relaxed
to get rid of nervous tension or anxiety
he watches classic movie comedies as a way to de-stress
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relaxed
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The State Department later, relaxed its warning for certain areas.—
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Below the outpost on the hill, around the multiplying fires, families of cultures just as alien to the outsiders relaxed in shelters of poles and bark ripped from huge pines.—
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23 Feb. 2026
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“De-stressed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/de-stressed. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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