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decompress

[dee-kuhm-pres] / ˌdi kəmˈprɛs /


VERB
reduce pressure
Synonyms
STRONG
depressurize
WEAK
Antonyms


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He can look frantic in his technical area during games, but has an impressive ability to decompress immediately and speak to the players calmly by the time he has returned to the dressing room.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026

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

From Slate ● Sep. 5, 2026

Such emotional familiarity ensures that even a quick dinner over sandwiches in the park can provide us with conversational carte blanche, a space to decompress and demystify without judgment.

From Salon ● Jul. 5, 2026

Von Moltke said he plans to take time off to decompress before deciding on his next professional chapter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 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

The likely scenario is that, when the crust decompresses slightly, liquid water squeezes through a crack and squirts into the cold vacuum of space.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 12, 2013

"That's the best thing for my mental health and then I'll come back when I feel better, when I've decompressed over everything that's been going on."

From BBC ● Feb. 29, 2024

On a recent evening, the 66-year-old sipped coffee and decompressed after a shift at a farm outside of Fresno.

From New York Times ● Mar. 11, 2023

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

From Washington Post ● May 11, 2022

“A lot of shelters have decompressed, meaning they’re spreading beds apart, but it’s still a risky place to be for transmission of COVID-19.”

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 25, 2020

“He was overmedicated. He went sideways uncontrollably. When we got him, we basically decompressed him and he’s been a model. And I see this kid going places.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 29, 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

Parrish later joined the marines and previously spoke of using running as a way of decompressing from the demands of the job.

From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 15, 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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