WINDS DOWN Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

winds down

verb

present tense third-person singular of wind down

as in relaxes

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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Recent Examples of winds down As the session winds down, participants spring to their feet to discuss the evening. — Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026 The conversation winds down with a discussion about producer confidentiality, how the music business has changed, his favorite producers and the records that shaped him. — Spin Staff, SPIN, 9 Oct. 2026 As the day winds down, get cozy in the living room for a game of cards and a glass of South African wine, or watch the sun set from the stone terrace. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026 Your spidey-senses start tingling as the game winds down, and something just tells you to start rolling the camera. — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026 The worst of the deadly nor'easter that's lashed the Northeast is behind us, and Monday will feature minor impacts as the storm winds down. — Kenton Gewecke, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2026 As the season winds down and work routines return, reading tends to move indoors and become more private. — Nora Krug, Washington Post, 19 Sep. 2026 As the summer winds down in Connecticut, so does the end of Porchfest season. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 16 Sep. 2026 As corporate earnings season winds down, investors are turning their focus to the Iran war, rising bond yields and assessing the outlook for the Federal Reserve. — Matt Egan, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026

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Once normal breathing resumes, parasympathetic influence increases, and the body relaxes big time.

— Jessica Sulima, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Oct. 2026
In the garden, Ball relaxes on a chaise longue with Tsuki and Bizet, the couple’s two miniature poodles.

— Plum Sykes, Architectural Digest, 9 Oct. 2026

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The prime minister said the path to creating work for all the country’s school leavers rests on developing the private sector through investment.

— Alexis Akwagyiram, semafor.com, 12 Oct. 2026
The series, which comprises eight 45-minute episodes, is set in the near future, at a time when humanity’s survival rests on a new generation of elite pilots.

— Leo Barraclough, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026

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