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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The holidays might be winding down, but Amazon’s after-Christmas sale is the gift that keeps on giving.
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Barbara Bellesi Zito, Southern Living, 29 Dec. 2024
Many Americans make New Year’s resolutions as the calendar winds down each year.
—Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 28 Dec. 2024
Hop in a car to wind down at the Parker Palm Springs’ Counter Reformation, an appealingly dark and moody bar with a confessional in the corner and a small, excellent list of wines in three sizes (all starting at $11), which allows for sampling, drinking or indulging.
—Freda Moon, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2024
As the year winds down, so does investors’ practice of dumping their biggest losers late in the year to realize capital losses and then use them to offset capital gains and save on taxes.
—Darla Mercado, Cfp®, CNBC, 20 Dec. 2024
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Barbara Bellesi Zito, Southern Living, 29 Dec. 2024
Many Americans make New Year’s resolutions as the calendar winds down each year.
—Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 28 Dec. 2024
Hop in a car to wind down at the Parker Palm Springs’ Counter Reformation, an appealingly dark and moody bar with a confessional in the corner and a small, excellent list of wines in three sizes (all starting at $11), which allows for sampling, drinking or indulging.
—Freda Moon, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2024
As the year winds down, so does investors’ practice of dumping their biggest losers late in the year to realize capital losses and then use them to offset capital gains and save on taxes.
—Darla Mercado, Cfp®, CNBC, 20 Dec. 2024
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