wound down

variants also winded down
past tense of wind down

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of wound down As society moved on from COVID, Stadler noticed these types of interventions also wound down. Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 26 Aug. 2025 The final set was much more of a contest, with the duo exchanging multiple breaks of serve as the match wound down to a nail-biting finish. Reuters, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2025 As the dismal year wound down, Intel's longtime CEO Pat Gelsinger retired. Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 15 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wound down
Verb
  • That means certain rules around campfires are relaxed, though visitors are still advised to use best practices for fire management and safety.
    Laura Gersony, AZCentral.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Maier relaxed the shutdown pretty quickly.
    Chris Foran, jsonline.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Still, a bulb that is chilled is bound to produce more flowers than one that is planted directly in the garden.
    Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 29 Aug. 2025
  • As the world lost its CO2 blanket over this age of mammals, though, and the world chilled, grasslands, having invented a new form of photosynthesis adapted to this drier, lower-CO2 world, haltingly but inexorably took over much of the Earth.
    Peter Brannen, Big Think, 28 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Caught Stealing is an intermittently fun experience that would be a better time if Aronofsky either loosened up a little more or, conversely, maintained a tighter grip on the wheel.
    Alison Willmore, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2025

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“Wound down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wound%20down. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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