as in to relax
to get rid of nervous tension or anxiety
after she gets home from work, she needs some time to decompress before preparing dinner
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Drivers looking to decompress from the stress of Charlotte traffic have a new option: a video game based on the stress of Charlotte traffic.
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Jeff A. Chamer, Charlotte Observer, 5 Feb. 2025
This rule offers owners a general time frame for when their dogs decompress and feel comfortable.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 19 Jan. 2025
Historically, Middleburg has been the place where the D.C. elite came to decompress from their daily lives.
—Eve Ettinger, Southern Living, 15 Dec. 2024
Mediate, relax and decompress to let go of such sentiments.
—Lisa Stardust, People.com, 30 Jan. 2025
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Jeff A. Chamer, Charlotte Observer, 5 Feb. 2025
This rule offers owners a general time frame for when their dogs decompress and feel comfortable.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 19 Jan. 2025
Historically, Middleburg has been the place where the D.C. elite came to decompress from their daily lives.
—Eve Ettinger, Southern Living, 15 Dec. 2024
Mediate, relax and decompress to let go of such sentiments.
—Lisa Stardust, People.com, 30 Jan. 2025
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“Decompress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decompress. Accessed 5 Mar. 2025.
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