- present tense form of relax (3rd person singular).
relaxes
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That was a sign that it could have trouble buying as much bonds as investors have expected unless it relaxes guidelines on the prices it will pay.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
It’s kind of like when you are staring at something and you unfix your eyes, and your body relaxes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
In the proposed experiments, researchers would rotate the defect's magnetic spin in different directions and measure how quickly it relaxes.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 23, 2026
Best part: The clippers work for cheap, and none of the promotional aspects need to be publicly disclosed, thanks to a federal-regulation loophole that relaxes transparency standards on ads that don’t sell tangible products.
From Slate ● May 6, 2026
My mind relaxes and my eyes have enough to take in to distract me from my melancholy thoughts.
From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz
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