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decompress

[dee-kuhm-pres] / ˌdi kəmˈprɛs /


VERB
reduce pressure
Synonyms
STRONG
depressurize
WEAK
Antonyms


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Service members need time to decompress and come together without phones.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

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

From Slate ● Sep. 5, 2026

“That was really a nice way to decompress and reframe my experience.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 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

These days, Rollins decompresses by going to her kids’ soccer games and track meets and binge-watching “Squid Game.”

From Washington Post ● Oct. 26, 2021

Once shooting was done, she says she decompressed by watching “SpongeBob SquarePants” and decidedly more wholesome fare, “just to make sure that the brain was cleared out.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 31, 2026

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

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

Like “Queens,” Gratton’s new novel is gigantic and decompressed: Though it’s full of battles and political machinations, it’s also very slow.

From New York Times ● May 26, 2020

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

In late 1981, Bruce Springsteen was living in a rented house in Colts Neck, N.J., decompressing from a grueling world tour following the release of his 1980 album, “The River.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2025

The young men at the corner table were, Aaron said, decompressing after a stint in Gaza.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2025

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 15, 2024

An outgrowth of chaos mathematics, it is being used for compressing and decompressing high quality images.

From The Online World by Odd De Presno


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