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Recent Examples of decompress Two days off to decompress and diagnose the deficiencies in Smith’s swing are more productive than pushing him to play through his struggles and risking cratered confidence. Chandler Rome, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025 Wearing them is a good way to decompress after a long workday or whenever a headache hits, as the goggles combine heat, vibration, and massage. Siena Gagliano, Allure, 13 Mar. 2025 Defense experts could weigh in on his OCD causing sleep difficulties that led to that penchant for night drives to decompress. Sasha Pezenik, ABC News, 18 Apr. 2025 Three weeks after the Oscars, and after a brief vacation to decompress, Moore is cozy in a sweatshirt and glasses at her home in Idaho, her 1 1/2-lb. Time, 16 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for decompress
Recent Examples of Synonyms for decompress
relax
Verb
  • In the video advertisement, Fox is seen relaxing in a bubble bath, her hair styled in a blond bouffant evocative of 1960s glamour.
    Julia Teti, Footwear News, 10 May 2025
  • That could change quickly once people start seeing others relaxing in the back seat, watching Netflix, while they’re stuck behind the wheel.
    Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 10 May 2025

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“Decompress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decompress. Accessed 20 May. 2025.

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