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Recent Examples of relaxation The cabin seats up to nine passengers, and the absence of windows allows for greater interior customization, whether for relaxation or productivity purposes. Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 2 Oct. 2025 For downtime, nearby Zuiver, Amsterdam’s largest spa, is a locals’ favorite, with saunas, steam baths, pools, and relaxation lounges. Blane Bachelor, AFAR Media, 1 Oct. 2025 This pose offers complete relaxation. Kate Pitts, Outside, 30 Sep. 2025 Here’s hoping her time away allows the singer some rest and relaxation after too many hours in the spotlight. Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for relaxation
Recent Examples of Synonyms for relaxation
Noun
  • The lawsuits, which are pending, alleged that inmates were kept alone in dark cells for long periods of time and were taken out only to shower or for one-hour recreation periods a few times a week.
    Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 2 Oct. 2025
  • The cost of gas, lodging and recreation have all risen sharply since the pandemic.
    Joel Rose, NPR, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Wearing a heavy-duty Hefty trash bag and with his rest periods coming in the back of a van with the heat cranked.
    Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Nonopioid therapies for pain management may also include ice or heat, elevation, rest and quality sleep, or physical therapy and exercise.
    Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • While the average cruise length is around seven days, short sailings can pack an entire vacation’s worth of fun into a mid-week getaway or long weekend.
    Nathan Diller, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Our little group was having too much fun trying to learn about the spirit to give him another shot at selecting a bourbon.
    Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • In his leisure time, Atharva loves learning about digital marketing and watching soccer matches.
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Its cheerful, harmonious colors evoke the pleasure and leisure associated with reading from childhood onward.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The pavilion’s interior was reminiscent of a military entertainment bar, with a dim red light, two screens placed on opposite walls, and a couple of microphones standing in the middle.
    Joanna Warsza, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Riyadh Season, an annual entertainment and sports festival which hosts major events, typically runs from October to March.
    Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Karl said how much his mother would have liked that, nature forcing us off to the party without a minute to linger over her final resting place.
    Ann Patchett, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
  • But Grant, now 30, also has mixed some into ink, and has a Columbine, Michelle’s favorite flower, tattooed on his left forearm with the coordinates of her final resting place on Holy Cross.
    Ted Katauskas, Outside, 23 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Set within the magical world of Harry Potter, this interactive book features two detachable plush characters, a peek-a-boo flap, textured pages, and other sensory elements for baby’s enjoyment.
    Pamela Brill, Parents, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Their goal was to create detergents and fabric care items that not only perform at the highest level but also bring a sense of refinement and enjoyment to the daily routine.
    Wyles Daniel, AZCentral.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The comedically top-heavy sausages, which can easily topple forwards into the dirt, temporarily take center stage as the baseball players gaze on in amusement from their dugouts, sometimes wagering on the outcome.
    Don Riddell, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The film is family-friendly, with the lyric videos playing for the clean versions of songs create amusement when compared with explicit versions.
    Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 3 Oct. 2025

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“Relaxation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relaxation. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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