as in unleashed
to set free (from a state of being held in check)
the familiar scent unloosed a flood of pleasant memories from her childhood
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Frey unleashed his five-pitch arsenal, thwarting the Spartans most of the way.—
Paul Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026 -
But the War on Terror persisted and mutated into nightmares in Iraq and Afghanistan, and then Syria, which unleashed that darkness in the form of terrorist states and a refugee crisis that spread anti-Muslim and anti-migrant hatred to Europe, the United States, and beyond.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Apr. 2026
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As crises have accumulated in the decade since, the hoodie’s tight connection to anti-Black violence seems to have loosened.—
Dawn Chan,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
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Plus, the straps can be tightened or loosened to your liking.—
Emily Weaver,
PEOPLE,
16 Apr. 2026
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That would mark the first withdrawal under this tool since February 2025, according to Bloomberg calculations based on the operation plan released late on Friday.—
Bloomberg,
Bloomberg,
27 Apr. 2026
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His name and the name of the suspect in the shooting have not yet been released by police.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Unloosed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unloosed. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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