as in to relax
to get rid of nervous tension or anxiety
soft music and a good book help me unwind
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Recent Examples of unwind
Next, unwind with a tension-melting back massage, easing both body and mind.
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Felicity Carter, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Sounds like a wonderful place to unwind.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 3 Sep. 2025
To be a working American is to unwind by watching other working Americans.
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 3 Sep. 2025
Then Ben just starts to unwind, and just gets caught up.
—Demetrius Patterson, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2025
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Felicity Carter, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Sounds like a wonderful place to unwind.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 3 Sep. 2025
To be a working American is to unwind by watching other working Americans.
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 3 Sep. 2025
Then Ben just starts to unwind, and just gets caught up.
—Demetrius Patterson, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unwind
relax
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Spurs fans can now relax about that issue.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Plus, there’s a front porch and a second-story balcony to relax outdoors and host family and friends.—
Toni Sutton,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Unwind.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unwind. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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