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
Who better than a dear friend to serve as your cohost and cleanup accomplice as the night winds down?
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Kate McGregor,
Architectural Digest,
3 July 2026
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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Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
24 June 2026
As the school year winds down, NYC Schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels’ top priorities for the future of the city’s public schools are coming into focus.
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Cayla Bamberger,
New York Daily News,
22 June 2026
The threat winds down after that with quieter weather on the way for the second half of the weekend.
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Daniel Peck,
ABC News,
6 June 2026
But even as his tenure winds down, but his office has only ramped up its legal actions.
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Andrea Lucia,
CBS News,
6 June 2026
As our interview winds down, Rocky is still talking enthusiastically about the future.
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Jeff Ihaza,
VIBE.com,
2 June 2026
As the year winds down and it's still being said, great.
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Michael Lewis,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
How the brain shifts as Sunday winds down Sunday acts as a hinge between rest and performance, and the brain treats it accordingly.
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Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Miami Herald,
27 May 2026
Kate McGregor,
Architectural Digest,
3 July 2026
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.
—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
24 June 2026
As the school year winds down, NYC Schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels’ top priorities for the future of the city’s public schools are coming into focus.
—
Cayla Bamberger,
New York Daily News,
22 June 2026
The threat winds down after that with quieter weather on the way for the second half of the weekend.
—
Daniel Peck,
ABC News,
6 June 2026
But even as his tenure winds down, but his office has only ramped up its legal actions.
—
Andrea Lucia,
CBS News,
6 June 2026
As our interview winds down, Rocky is still talking enthusiastically about the future.
—
Jeff Ihaza,
VIBE.com,
2 June 2026
As the year winds down and it's still being said, great.
—
Michael Lewis,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
How the brain shifts as Sunday winds down Sunday acts as a hinge between rest and performance, and the brain treats it accordingly.
—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Miami Herald,
27 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for winds down
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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.
Verb
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The authority of a judicial opinion rests not merely on its logic but on the accountability of the judge who signs it.
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Nietzsche says somewhere that the illusion of willpower rests on our tendency to identify with the part of our soul that commands, not the part that obeys.
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