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
Vanderbilt will acquire the California College of the Arts campus in the city’s downtown, as the roughly 120-year-old school winds down its operations by 2027, according to a release.
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 14 Jan. 2026
Some afternoons, as the day winds down, Jewelers Row feels suspended between eras.
—Parin Moradiya, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2026
As John Cena’s retirement tour winds down, one of his former rivals remains unconvinced that the 17-time world champion is truly finished with his in-ring career.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
John Tufts Temperatures have gradually cooled across the Midwest as October winds down to Halloween.
—John Tufts, IndyStar, 22 Oct. 2025
Even as the weather gets chillier and bare-skin season winds down, hair removal—via shaving, trimming, or lasering—remains a year-round habit for many of us.
—Lily Wohlner, Allure, 22 Oct. 2025
The team dinner winds down after about an hour, as the coaches and players scatter.
—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
Bloomberg, Mercury News, 14 Jan. 2026
Some afternoons, as the day winds down, Jewelers Row feels suspended between eras.
—Parin Moradiya, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2026
As John Cena’s retirement tour winds down, one of his former rivals remains unconvinced that the 17-time world champion is truly finished with his in-ring career.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
John Tufts Temperatures have gradually cooled across the Midwest as October winds down to Halloween.
—John Tufts, IndyStar, 22 Oct. 2025
Even as the weather gets chillier and bare-skin season winds down, hair removal—via shaving, trimming, or lasering—remains a year-round habit for many of us.
—Lily Wohlner, Allure, 22 Oct. 2025
The team dinner winds down after about an hour, as the coaches and players scatter.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for winds down
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Through meditation, the mind naturally relaxes, settles into the present moment, and grants us access to our consciousness and our own innate intelligence.—
Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar,
Time,
10 Jan. 2026
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The Ant and the Grasshopper As the ants work hard to store food for the winter, the grasshopper relaxes in the sunshine without a care in the world.—
Alex Vance,
Parents,
2 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The belief that the Maduro episode could be replicated in Iran also rests on a misleading comparison.—
Sanam Vakil,
Time,
8 Jan. 2026
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But according to multiple sources with direct knowledge of the post-raid landscape, that assumption rests on dangerously fragile ground.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
6 Jan. 2026
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