as in to relax
to get rid of nervous tension or anxiety
after she gets home from work, she needs some time to decompress before preparing dinner
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as in relaxation
freedom from activity or labor
the waitstaff gets a welcome period of decompression between the lunch and dinner rushes
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Recent Examples of decompress
Lisa Stardust, refinery29.com, 26 Dec. 2024
One partner might need space to decompress, while the other may crave reassurance or connection.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
So in the treatment room of their team hotel, a few Serbian basketball players ordered a drink and decompressed.
—Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 8 Dec. 2024
After long runs, midsole foam takes time to decompress.
—Kieran Alger, WIRED, 21 Dec. 2024
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Also, take a decompressing bath in the middle of the day to wash away the stresses that have been weighing on your shoulders all year.
—Lisa Stardust, refinery29.com, 26 Dec. 2024
One partner might need space to decompress, while the other may crave reassurance or connection.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
So in the treatment room of their team hotel, a few Serbian basketball players ordered a drink and decompressed.
—Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 8 Dec. 2024
After long runs, midsole foam takes time to decompress.
—Kieran Alger, WIRED, 21 Dec. 2024
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Verb
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In these latter clips, Callas is kind of goofing off, relaxing, letting her hair down.—
Jay Nordlinger,
National Review,
22 Jan. 2025
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Discover world-class shopping, indulge in exquisite food and beverages, relax in the waterfront precincts, and experience an array of events and theatre productions.—
Roger Sands,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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Progressive muscle relaxation: A technique that involves consciously tensing and then relaxing muscle groups one by one.—
Sarah Bence,
Verywell Health,
24 Jan. 2025
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That, combined with increasingly rare moments of relaxation, keeps our bodies constantly overstimulated.—
Marie Bladt,
Vogue,
22 Jan. 2025
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In the painting, there is caring (the one who is looking at the mother), there is rest (the one lying with eyes closed), and there is loneliness (the one looking away, the one looking down, the mother gazing into space).—
Karl Ove Knausgaard,
The New Yorker,
27 Jan. 2025
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The concept of sea level as an average is only one step in the long-term pursuit of a point of reference in a space that is never at rest, Hardenberg writes.—
Bruce Dorminey,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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“Decompress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decompress. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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