as in relaxes
to get rid of nervous tension or anxiety
he watches classic movie comedies as a way to de-stress
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relaxes
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Pete Davidson relaxes backstage before taking to the carpet for CinemaCon to promote his upcoming film How to Rob a Bank in Las Vegas on April 15.—
Katie Hill,
PEOPLE,
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Our method relaxes that constraint, allowing scientists to explore materials that were not practical before.—
Andrei Derevianko,
The Conversation,
14 Apr. 2026
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“De-stresses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/de-stresses. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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