as in to relax
to get rid of nervous tension or anxiety
not being one for alcoholic beverages, I prefer to wind down with a cup of tea every night
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Recent Examples of wind down
The Newhouse family is selling a bit more than half of its stake in Warner Bros. Discovery, effectively winding down a partnership that has spanned decades.
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Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 1 July 2025
One faint hope is that strong pressure from the United States could persuade Netanyahu to wind down the fighting before its worst outcomes are realized.
—Max Rodenbeck, Foreign Affairs, 25 June 2025
Combs appeared to be in good spirits as the prosecution wound down its case.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 24 June 2025
Prices closed 7% lower on Monday as the oil market bet that the conflict in the Middle East was winding down.
—Kevin Breuninger,dan Mangan,christina Wilkie,spencer Kimball,laya Neelakandan,erin Doherty, CNBC, 24 June 2025
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Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 1 July 2025
One faint hope is that strong pressure from the United States could persuade Netanyahu to wind down the fighting before its worst outcomes are realized.
—Max Rodenbeck, Foreign Affairs, 25 June 2025
Combs appeared to be in good spirits as the prosecution wound down its case.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 24 June 2025
Prices closed 7% lower on Monday as the oil market bet that the conflict in the Middle East was winding down.
—Kevin Breuninger,dan Mangan,christina Wilkie,spencer Kimball,laya Neelakandan,erin Doherty, CNBC, 24 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wind down
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But there was one type of holiday that our readers favored above all this year: a relaxing escape, close to a top-tier city.—
Lydia Price,
Travel + Leisure,
8 July 2025
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Not only did Treasury yields outright decline, but other signs of fiscal excess--yield curves, swap spreads, real rates, and the 10-year term premium--also relaxed in recent weeks.—
Kelly Evans,
CNBC,
8 July 2025
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Had the government chilled out in the old days, the market would have developed a base reserve security asset.—
Brian Domitrovic,
Forbes.com,
6 July 2025
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Baskin-Robbins offers discount on chill treats Baskin-Robbins rewards members can chill out on the holiday and get $2 off large frozen beverages and $5 off a Polar Pizza.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
4 July 2025
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“Wind down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wind%20down. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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