mellowed (out)

verb

past tense of mellow (out)
as in relaxed
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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  1. relaxed
  2. wound down
  3. loosened up
Verb
  • The canal sparkled gray-green in the sunlight and on the opposite bank, people walked their dogs and relaxed on benches along 365’s esplanade.
    — Kim Velsey, Curbed, 9 Oct. 2026
  • In a picture shared in the post taken on Fall Picture Day, Cagle said Burfield had relaxed smile and a sense of ease.
    — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of relaxed
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  • As Mipcom, the annual content market and conference in Cannes, wound down on Wednesday, Lucy Smith, the event’s chief, revealed attendance figures for this year’s edition.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026
  • All3Media International has since been wound down as a brand and Banijay Rights will be shopping Maya in France this year.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of wound down
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  • Navy, white and red carried throughout the lineup, which looked back to the designer’s signature ’90s prep but loosened up.
    — Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Eventually, Cease loosened up enough to mow through many Red Sox.
    — Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 26 July 2026
Definition of loosened up
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“Mellowed (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mellowed%20%28out%29. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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