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also winded down
as in relaxed
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 wound down
The initiative, code-named Mulberry, was wound down in recent weeks, according to the people, who asked not to be identified because the move wasn’t public.
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2026
Resources for Pebble owners wound down and went dark in June 2018.
—Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
As her 120-day term wound down, Halligan faced mounting resistance from the federal bench.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 21 Jan. 2026
As the night wound down in Hollywood, partygoers lingered, sweaty and smiling, voices raspy from singing with friends and strangers who felt like friends.
—Martine Thompson, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2026
The two teams went back-and-forth as time wound down.
—Lia Assimakopoulos, Dallas Morning News, 17 Jan. 2026
After the shoot, the evening wound down.
—Dan Turello, New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2026
Instead, Payton Pritchard took the ball himself, driving into traffic as time wound down in the Celtics’ season opener.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
After the shoot had wrapped up for the day, the actor wound down with the cast and crew before heading to bed.
—Makena Gera, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
Bloomberg, Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2026
Resources for Pebble owners wound down and went dark in June 2018.
—Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
As her 120-day term wound down, Halligan faced mounting resistance from the federal bench.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 21 Jan. 2026
As the night wound down in Hollywood, partygoers lingered, sweaty and smiling, voices raspy from singing with friends and strangers who felt like friends.
—Martine Thompson, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2026
The two teams went back-and-forth as time wound down.
—Lia Assimakopoulos, Dallas Morning News, 17 Jan. 2026
After the shoot, the evening wound down.
—Dan Turello, New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2026
Instead, Payton Pritchard took the ball himself, driving into traffic as time wound down in the Celtics’ season opener.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
After the shoot had wrapped up for the day, the actor wound down with the cast and crew before heading to bed.
—Makena Gera, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wound down
Verb
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In person she’s relaxed yet focused, clearly a pro at doing interviews but still refreshingly candid.—
Stephanie McNeal,
Glamour,
17 Feb. 2026
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The ban was finally relaxed when Superior Court Judge Andrew Meyer in Boston first ruled that the documentary could be shown to the general public if faces were blurred, then, in 1991, lifted all restrictions.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Feb. 2026
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And someone who is a great listener, respectful, caring, chilled out, someone who supports my dreams – and is cool with my chaos!—
Janelle Ash,
FOXNews.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Across the field, Granite Hills’ talented junior quarterback, Zac Benitez, chilled out, bobbing his head to tunes playing on his headphones.—
Don Norcross,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Sep. 2025
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At the show's afterparty, Browne and his models—some still wearing the metallic hair adornments from the show—loosened up a bit as a DJ positioned in one corner of the tent attempted to manifest Latifah with a quick mix of her hits.—
Eve Batey,
Vanity Fair,
7 Feb. 2026
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Skarsgård explained that the same thing was applied to his facial expressions, to assure that the character loosened up over the course of the film.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 Jan. 2026
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“Wound down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wound%20down. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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