as in relaxes
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 winds down
The team dinner winds down after about an hour, as the coaches and players scatter.
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Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
In a clip from the docuseries, Swift winds down post-show.
—Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 13 Oct. 2025
The first winner of MIA Market‘s Sony Pictures Television Award has been named, as the Rome event winds down this evening in Europe.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025
The absence of a deal and the scant progress are prompting both sides to hunker down, with the blame game only escalating as the hourglass winds down toward Tuesday evening.
—Al Weaver, The Hill, 29 Sep. 2025
But before 2025 winds down, there is one event that will take place — a throwback to its heritage called the Great Turtle Drop that no doubt will bring more than a few folks out.
—Carol Cain, Freep.com, 27 Sep. 2025
Death Valley National Park, California When summer winds down, programming ramps up in Death Valley National Park.
—Dave Parfitt, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
The exhibition winds down in the thirties, after Man Ray soured on photography.
—Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2025
Dodgers manager Dave Roberts is honest about where Kim stands as his rookie season winds down and the postseason looms.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 22 Sep. 2025
Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
In a clip from the docuseries, Swift winds down post-show.
—Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 13 Oct. 2025
The first winner of MIA Market‘s Sony Pictures Television Award has been named, as the Rome event winds down this evening in Europe.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025
The absence of a deal and the scant progress are prompting both sides to hunker down, with the blame game only escalating as the hourglass winds down toward Tuesday evening.
—Al Weaver, The Hill, 29 Sep. 2025
But before 2025 winds down, there is one event that will take place — a throwback to its heritage called the Great Turtle Drop that no doubt will bring more than a few folks out.
—Carol Cain, Freep.com, 27 Sep. 2025
Death Valley National Park, California When summer winds down, programming ramps up in Death Valley National Park.
—Dave Parfitt, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
The exhibition winds down in the thirties, after Man Ray soured on photography.
—Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2025
Dodgers manager Dave Roberts is honest about where Kim stands as his rookie season winds down and the postseason looms.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 22 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for winds down
Verb
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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
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Also, closing your mouth a bit relaxes your jaw muscles and gives you more space back there.—
Elizabeth Cohen,
NBC news,
24 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Each one rests on a foundation of great ideas that can wrap around your mind like a tentacle and force you to really think about what has frightened you.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
14 Oct. 2025
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The fate of both villages rests in the hands of Pumpkid and Bony Lu, who join forces with a quirky group of friends to save the holidays and reunite their communities.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
14 Oct. 2025
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