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
As the month winds down, increase the frequency of your direct outreach and measure your customers' response rates.
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Micah Logan, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
And Tony nominee Every Brilliant Thing rose to a new high, reaching close to $2 million as Daniel Radcliffe winds down his run in the show, with the highest average ticket price on Broadway last week at $250.
—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 19 May 2026
When the summer season winds down and borage goes through the next stage of its lifecycle, borage leaves benefit the soil.
—Lauren David, Southern Living, 18 May 2026
Mary Ramsey harmonizes with Merchant on the final chorus and the music at last winds down; the summer day draws to a close; the memory ends.
—Dan Kois, Pitchfork, 17 May 2026
So, usually when a team’s power play winds down, their goalie will start banging his stick on the ice to let everyone on the ice know that a player is about to come out of the penalty box.
—Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 13 May 2026
Scaling back training late in the summer as the fiscal year winds down is relatively routine inside the Pentagon.
—Steve Beynon, ABC News, 13 May 2026
Tim Cook Tim Cook remains busy as his tenure at Apple winds down.
—Michelle Chapman, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
Who better than a dear friend to serve as your cohost and cleanup accomplice as the night winds down?
—Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 12 May 2026
Micah Logan, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
And Tony nominee Every Brilliant Thing rose to a new high, reaching close to $2 million as Daniel Radcliffe winds down his run in the show, with the highest average ticket price on Broadway last week at $250.
—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 19 May 2026
When the summer season winds down and borage goes through the next stage of its lifecycle, borage leaves benefit the soil.
—Lauren David, Southern Living, 18 May 2026
Mary Ramsey harmonizes with Merchant on the final chorus and the music at last winds down; the summer day draws to a close; the memory ends.
—Dan Kois, Pitchfork, 17 May 2026
So, usually when a team’s power play winds down, their goalie will start banging his stick on the ice to let everyone on the ice know that a player is about to come out of the penalty box.
—Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 13 May 2026
Scaling back training late in the summer as the fiscal year winds down is relatively routine inside the Pentagon.
—Steve Beynon, ABC News, 13 May 2026
Tim Cook Tim Cook remains busy as his tenure at Apple winds down.
—Michelle Chapman, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
Who better than a dear friend to serve as your cohost and cleanup accomplice as the night winds down?
—Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 12 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for winds down
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The new documentary includes footage of this shocking moment, showing Attenborough pressed to the ground as a young gorilla relaxes on top of him, seemingly unbothered by the man in their midst.—
Kelli Bender,
PEOPLE,
5 May 2026
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The color forges a deep connection with nature that simultaneously relaxes and energizes.—
Sophie Flaxman,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The dirty little secret most insiders either don’t realize or do not want to admit is that the entire TV eco-system rests on the shoulders of these networks.—
Ted Linhart,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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The strongest case for these clinics rests on early detection.—
Hanna Wickes,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 May 2026
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“Winds down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/winds%20down. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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