relaxes

present tense third-person singular of relax

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of relaxes The plaintiffs—three current students in Brooklyn yeshivas, their parents, and two former students—ask the courts to strike down a new law that relaxes oversight of nonpublic schools. Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025 Also, closing your mouth a bit relaxes your jaw muscles and gives you more space back there. Elizabeth Cohen, NBC news, 24 Aug. 2025 But the new guidance relaxes those limits. Sally Pipes, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for relaxes
Verb
  • In the second photo, Gomez rests her left hand on her new husband's, her marquise diamond engagement ring glinting in the light.
    KiMi Robinson, USA Today, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Total enrollment for the district rests at 2,294 according to state data from the 2024-25 school year.
    Grace Tucker, Cincinnati Enquirer, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Paired with the vibrations of Tibetan singing bowls, the experience eases jet lag, loosens tight muscles and leaves body and mind in a state of meditative calm.
    Katharina Kotrba, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
  • In such a scenario, reminiscent of the ‘70s, if the Fed loosens policy prematurely, inflation could spike, leading to the painful corrective measures seen under Powell’s predecessor Paul Volcker, who hiked rates aggressively and weathered severe, double-dip recessions.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Lorde's Nashville concert basks in rebirth Lorde walked onto the stage, sauntering down a catwalk as synths pulsed and a white laser beam shined her way.
    Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 21 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Challengers, including conservative advocacy groups, argue the law unconstitutionally chills political speech and participation.
    Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 27 Sep. 2025
  • This kind of political pressure on broadcasters and artists chills free speech and threatens the livelihoods of thousands of working Americans.
    Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2025

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“Relaxes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relaxes. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.

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