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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
This was the second year for the festival, and just as the parade wound down on the street out front, children and their families walked in from the drizzle for popcorn, snacks, drawing, games and just a lot of running around on play mats.
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Jesse Wright, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026
Walton has also wound down his involvement in Walmart, retiring from a 23-year stint as chairman in 2015 and leaving the company’s board in 2024.
—Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 3 Mar. 2026
As a Flames power play wound down, Sharangovich, who had withstood pressure from two penalty killers to start a puck reversal, got it back in the right circle.
—Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 2 Mar. 2026
Legs were wound down to nubs and heads inflated to egregious proportions.
—Andrew Norman Wilson, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
Alphabet wound down Project Loon in 2021, opening up an opportunity for Aalyria's founding team to acquire and commercialize the technology.
—Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 23 Feb. 2026
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.
—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
Jesse Wright, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026
Walton has also wound down his involvement in Walmart, retiring from a 23-year stint as chairman in 2015 and leaving the company’s board in 2024.
—Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 3 Mar. 2026
As a Flames power play wound down, Sharangovich, who had withstood pressure from two penalty killers to start a puck reversal, got it back in the right circle.
—Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 2 Mar. 2026
Legs were wound down to nubs and heads inflated to egregious proportions.
—Andrew Norman Wilson, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
Alphabet wound down Project Loon in 2021, opening up an opportunity for Aalyria's founding team to acquire and commercialize the technology.
—Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 23 Feb. 2026
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.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wound down
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No, but really, the military has relaxed some of their standards around aesthetics or other standards that kept some qualified people out, like tattoos.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Mar. 2026
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The apparent corner-cutting illustrates how top brass at Florida’s flagship law school relaxed longstanding safeguards to fast-track the state’s top legal official into its classrooms — even as Republican leaders in Tallahassee demand greater transparency and oversight of university instruction.—
Garrett Shanley,
Miami Herald,
5 Mar. 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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But France loosened up and Italy fired back with a Capuozzo try and a Paolo Garbisi penalty.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
22 Feb. 2026
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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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“Wound down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wound%20down. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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