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  • v  restore to its uncompressed form
    decompress data
  • v  decrease the pressure of
  • v  become less tense, rest, or take one's ease

  • Now that I am wearing a beard, I can finally reflect and decompress.
  • Currently, when an astronaut's suit is punctured, he or she has to go back to the base to undress and decompress.
  • Cell phones and mobile e-mail devices--to give just two examples--make it harder to get away from the office to decompress.
News & Articles

  • On reflection, Rivers's return to Celtics not a given
    Late on the evening of May 3, after the Celtics' season had just ended in a playoff loss to the Knicks, Doc Rivers told reporters that he'd take some time to decompress before making a decision about whether to return for his 10th season as the team's head coach.
    June 15, 2013 - Worcester Telegram & Gazette
  • Doc Rivers is considering not returning to Celtics
    Late in the evening of May 3, after the Celtics’ season had just ended in a playoff series to the New York Knicks, Doc Rivers told reporters that he’d take some time to decompress before making a decision about whether to return for his 10th season as the team’s head coach.        
    June 13, 2013 - Boston Globe
Quotes

  • Francois Fillon in Forbes
    Sarkozy aide Francois Fillon, a favorite to be the prime minister, said that for a few days from Monday, Sarkozy plans "to withdraw to somewhere in France to decompress a little" and to prepare his government team.
  • Larry Krystkowiak in USA Today
    Reached by The Journal Times of Racine, Wis., Krystkowiak said, "I am not the coach anymore. I am going to sit at home the next couple of days and decompress."
  • Tom Renney in SI.com
    One thing that you have to be careful about is that you don't decompress to the point where you are just frozen,Renney said after his first series win in the NHL. "I think that is something we have to pay attention to over the next few...

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