relax
verb (used with object)
to make less tense, rigid, or firm; make lax.
relaxes
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present tense formof relax (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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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
Instead he creates drama or a crisis, arouses a counterforce, attacks this new enemy, experiences fear—will my luck hold?—defeats the new enemy, feels relief, relaxes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 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
Her head tilts; her body relaxes in the chair like a balloon losing air.
From "Ninth Ward" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
