winds down

verb

present tense third-person singular of wind down
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 The district, established in 1992, well after the Voting Rights Act, to help ensure Black voting power, is in the process of a major transition of leadership as Congresswoman Frederica Wilson winds down her final term. — Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 25 July 2026 Your brain knows that’s not super important, so as excess processing power runs low, your inner clock winds down for a bit. — April Dávila, Literary Hub, 22 July 2026 As the day winds down, your focus naturally turns toward making smarter choices. — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026 Regardless, the longer-term targets from May’s Investor Day all point the same direction — profits rising through 2027 and 2028 as spending winds down and buybacks shrink the share count. — Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 9 July 2026 As the day winds down, there’s no better finale than a sunset supper on the deck at Hello, Sailor, the Kindreds’ playful take on a classic North Carolina fish camp. — Brennan Long, Southern Living, 7 July 2026 But these reserves remain critically low, and the administration will be keeping an eye on their levels as the clock winds down on the 60-day Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). — David Goldman, CNN Money, 7 July 2026 Who better than a dear friend to serve as your cohost and cleanup accomplice as the night winds down? — 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for winds down
  1. relaxes
  2. rests
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  • Offering a glass of champagne which relaxes them, a question about where guests are visiting from or a discussion about their day in Napa helps establish trust and puts diners at ease.
    — Yuri Shima, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
  • Michael Jordan relaxes with a refreshing beverage while vacationing in Sardinia, Italy on July 13.
    — Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026
Definition of relaxes
Verb
  • In its standard stock configuration, an 11-gram weight rests in the back with a 3-gram weight up front for maximum forgiveness and higher launch, though fitters can easily flip the weights to lower spin and create a flatter trajectory.
    — Scott Kramer, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • Nadella’s conviction on the massive investment rests on software, the backbone of Microsoft.
    — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 27 July 2026
Definition of rests

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