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
From there, the Nets head back on the road for back-to-back matchups against the Miami Heat, a challenging stretch for this team as the season winds down.
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C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 25 Feb. 2026
As beauty’s earnings season winds down, some clear themes for 2025 rose up.
—Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 24 Feb. 2026
As the regular season winds down in boys basketball, teams are battling it out for district championships but more notably, many are battling for remaining playoff spots and seedings.
—Ishmael Johnson, Dallas Morning News, 11 Feb. 2026
As winter winds down in North Texas, predictions for spring weather are here.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Feb. 2026
As the month winds down, February asks you to slow down and listen more closely to what your emotions are revealing.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 1 Feb. 2026
Contestants cheer each other on and even help each other out as the clock winds down.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Feb. 2026
The nerves that Landfair had been suppressing only show as the interview winds down, letting out a relieved and shaky breath after answering the last question.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 31 Jan. 2026
Burroughs explained at least four presses will fire up as the game winds down, operating from sunset to sunrise.
—Kelly Werthmann, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 25 Feb. 2026
As beauty’s earnings season winds down, some clear themes for 2025 rose up.
—Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 24 Feb. 2026
As the regular season winds down in boys basketball, teams are battling it out for district championships but more notably, many are battling for remaining playoff spots and seedings.
—Ishmael Johnson, Dallas Morning News, 11 Feb. 2026
As winter winds down in North Texas, predictions for spring weather are here.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Feb. 2026
As the month winds down, February asks you to slow down and listen more closely to what your emotions are revealing.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 1 Feb. 2026
Contestants cheer each other on and even help each other out as the clock winds down.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Feb. 2026
The nerves that Landfair had been suppressing only show as the interview winds down, letting out a relieved and shaky breath after answering the last question.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 31 Jan. 2026
Burroughs explained at least four presses will fire up as the game winds down, operating from sunset to sunrise.
—Kelly Werthmann, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for winds down
Verb
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Rising Star in Beverly Hills Gable relaxes on the veranda of his new Beverly Hills rental home in this 1931 photo, which accompanied an article in Screenland magazine.—
Katie Schultz,
Architectural Digest,
24 Feb. 2026
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In the clip, Megan relaxes on a hotel bed wearing a long, bombshell-blonde wig in the most divine blend of honeyed shades, styled in lush, loose waves by her hairstylist Kellon Deryck.—
Kara Nesvig,
Allure,
23 Feb. 2026
Verb
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This authority rests on stronger constitutional grounds.—
Rogé Karma,
The Atlantic,
20 Feb. 2026
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So its ascendance rests largely on the importance of data centers as critical infrastructure in the age of artificial intelligence.—
Bloomberg Wire,
Dallas Morning News,
19 Feb. 2026
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