mellow out
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This makes hemp feed a potential tool to mellow out cattle during transportation, weaning, and other stressful situations, he says.
From Science Magazine ● Nov. 14, 2022
Maybe victory will mellow out Gov. John Dutton.
From New York Times ● Nov. 10, 2022
Heading home, we stopped at the Big Cypress Bend Boardwalk at Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park to see virgin cypress trees and mellow out before the drive north.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 4, 2022
While they’re delicious cooked, raw ones can retain their crispness and mellow out at the same time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 27, 2019
That is what makes this aging-of-the-population theory of crime reduction so appealingly tidy: since people mellow out as they get older, more older people must lead to less crime.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
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