decompress
verb (used with object)
to cause to undergo decompression.
decompressed
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past participleof decompress.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof decompress.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
Example Sentences
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"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 Sunday, Williams decompressed from the emotional loss by reconnecting with those closest to him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 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
It was a holiday weekend, and she decompressed by steering a paddleboard out to sea.
From New York Times ● Jun. 8, 2018
