as in to relax
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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Speaking of injured stars, Pierre LeBrun checked in on who will and won’t be available for the playoffs as the regular season winds down.
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Sarah Jean Maher, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2025
Avoid heavy meals or alcohol within two to three hours of sleep so your body can digest and wind down.
—Ankur Bindal, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Improvements touted by the county include bolstering the vetting of foster parents and probation staffers and winding down the use of group homes like MacLaren Children’s Center.
—Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2025
Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards had the ball as time was winding down and had a bad turnover to Westbrook.
—Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
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Sarah Jean Maher, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2025
Avoid heavy meals or alcohol within two to three hours of sleep so your body can digest and wind down.
—Ankur Bindal, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Improvements touted by the county include bolstering the vetting of foster parents and probation staffers and winding down the use of group homes like MacLaren Children’s Center.
—Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2025
Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards had the ball as time was winding down and had a bad turnover to Westbrook.
—Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
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“Wind down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wind%20down. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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