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as in to relax
to make less taut the lead climber loosened the climbing rope so that the other climber could have more room to maneuver

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Recent Examples on the Web This will help loosen stuck on dirt for the following steps and help bigger chunks of dirt or debris to fall off. Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 18 Oct. 2024 By leaving out a discussion of ways to loosen the housing market for tenants, the report misses a crucial, and largely unsubsidized, element to limit the flow of people into homelessness, Ward said. Liam Dillon, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024 The improving macro backdrop on the back of loosening policy bodes well for Meta Platforms too. Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2024 Both medications contain a cough suppressant, but Robitussin-DM also has an expectorant to help loosen mucus. Rosanna Sutherby, Pharmd, Verywell Health, 8 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for loosen 

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“Loosen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loosen. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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