as in to relax
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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Patients can also learn to perform self-trigger point release at home using their own fingers, a partner, a pelvic wand or vaginal dilators to help relax the internal muscles.—
Julianna Bragg,
CNN,
22 Mar. 2025 -
The slow ride across is relaxing and often yields dolphin sightings.—
Jennifer Stewart Kornegay,
Southern Living,
22 Mar. 2025
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Speaking at the White House on Friday morning, President Trump announced that SBA will be responsible for handling federal student loan programs, one day after signing an order to begin winding down the Department of Education, which currently manages the programs.—
Ed O'Keefe,
CBS News,
21 Mar. 2025
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This authenticity shines through as our conversation winds down and veers toward the topic of food.—
Isha Sharma,
Rolling Stone,
19 Mar. 2025
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Williams wishes that the cicada-phobic would just chill out.—
Mary Carole McCauley,
Baltimore Sun,
10 Mar. 2025
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My pattern was to decide never, ever, ever to drink again; bump up against that first-sip craving; and then counsel myself to chill out, take the sip, don't be a perfectionist.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
18 Feb. 2025
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“Mellow (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mellow%20%28out%29. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.
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