as in relaxes
to get rid of nervous tension or anxiety
I'm going to need to mellow out when this stressful week is finally at an end
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House Bill 267 relaxes funding restrictions to the State Housing Initiatives Program, known as SHIP, which provides local governments with money to promote housing affordability for residents.—
Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
13 Feb. 2026 -
Néfissa relaxes with all generations of her sprawling family.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
13 Feb. 2026
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Parker’s series starts out with too much bellowing and yelling along with hazing and bullying but loosens up and broadens out to peer into the lives of other recruits who are wrestling with demons and sometimes each other.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
16 Oct. 2025
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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
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As winter winds down in North Texas, predictions for spring weather are here.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Mellows (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mellows%20%28out%29. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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