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decompress

[dee-kuhm-pres] / ˌdi kəmˈprɛs /


VERB
reduce pressure
Synonyms
STRONG
depressurize
WEAK
Antonyms


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Beyond bachelorette parties, social gatherings and couples looking to decompress, Voda remains a destination for Eastern Europeans in the Los Angeles area.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

That freedom helps them decompress, build resilience, and develop healthy habits for life.

From Slate ● Sep. 5, 2026

Hosted at King Charles III’s private estate in Aberdeenshire, the vacation is normally a time for the wider royal clan to get together, decompress, have barbecues and go hunting, away from the public eye.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026

Dr Jess Miller, a neuropsychologist at the University of Cambridge, said there were fewer opportunities for some officers to decompress with their colleagues, particularly if they were working alone.

From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026

"I want the outer door locked in the fully open position with the mechanical stopper in place to keep it from being trashed by the decompress."

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir

"Once you take a piece away, the tissue decompresses like a flat tire," Purmessur Walter said.

From Science Daily ● May 16, 2024

As Pedro decompresses on the golf course, they zip around the country club in their golf carts as a few bewildered seniors look on.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 14, 2023

In the offseason, Rodgers decompresses with non-football activities, such as the darkness retreat in Oregon he used to do some self-reflection - and ultimately led him to the Jets.

From Washington Times ● Sep. 11, 2023

Damani decompresses by hanging out at the Doo Wop club with Shereef, a mechanic by day and a fellow driver by night, and Stephanie, a teacher.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 6, 2023

Manning’s memoir decompresses the false equivalences that have been required of her and reconstructs the epiphanies that cemented her political convictions.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 18, 2022

That means beginning with a red ball, which is decompressed and has little bounce, before progressing to an orange, green and then the regular yellow ball.

From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2023

On Sunday, Williams decompressed from the emotional loss by reconnecting with those closest to him.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2023

Waters says that each dog will be different, but typically by the six-month mark they’ll be settled, fully decompressed, and begin developing a strong relationship with you.

From Seattle Times ● May 22, 2023

It was “the place where I decompressed, and thought through all the problems,” he said.

From Washington Post ● May 11, 2022

It was a holiday weekend, and she decompressed by steering a paddleboard out to sea.

From New York Times ● Jun. 8, 2018

A luxury backyard sauna and cold plunge could make sense for decompressing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

The extensively engineered retaining wall and thoughtful landscaping transformed the property into a series of expansive outdoor living spaces designed for entertaining, decompressing, and fully embracing the indoor-outdoor lifestyle.”

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026

The rest of the year, Sundays are reserved for decompressing with reality TV and true crime.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 15, 2024

Harbaugh has spent the last week decompressing after the Wolverines beat Washington 34-13 last Monday.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 14, 2024

As a result, the front electrode Page 69 approaches and recedes from the rear electrode, thus compressing and decompressing the mass of granular carbon between them.

From Cyclopedia of Telephony & Telegraphy Vol. 1 A General Reference Work on Telephony, etc. etc. by Kempster Miller


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