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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Within a few minutes, the sphincter muscle usually relaxes to allow for a bowel movement.
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The wind relaxes a bit mid-week, but temps will still hover around the low 90s.
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But mortgage rates could slowly come down once the tension in the Middle East loosens up.
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Snug at the hips and thigh, the silhouette loosens up at the knee into a true straight leg.
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Who better than a dear friend to serve as your cohost and cleanup accomplice as the night winds down?
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Tencent winds down its Japanese game studio investments Tencent—the world’s largest gaming firm, one of China’s top tech corporations, and one of the world’s most valuable companies of any kind—is headed for the exits.
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“Mellows (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mellows%20%28out%29. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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