let out
verb
let out; letting out; lets out
: to conclude a session or performance
school let out in June
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Footage from a broadcast of the moment shows Raducanu, 22, facing off against Belarusian tennis player Aryna Sabalenka, when a baby lets out a cry in the stadium.
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Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 13 Aug. 2025
The American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana has filed more than two dozen lawsuits on behalf of inmates of the prison who allege they were confined to dark cells and only let out for brief periods a few times per week.
—Marissa Meador, IndyStar, 12 Aug. 2025
Lopez stopped singing and let out a small laugh as the insect made its way from her waist to her bust.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 11 Aug. 2025
Courtney begins working in the shop incognito and that’s when a quirky meet-cute unfolds: Thea Quinn is frightened by a pet lizard and lets out a blood-curdling scream.
—Emily St. Martin, Oc Register, 31 July 2025
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Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 13 Aug. 2025
The American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana has filed more than two dozen lawsuits on behalf of inmates of the prison who allege they were confined to dark cells and only let out for brief periods a few times per week.
—Marissa Meador, IndyStar, 12 Aug. 2025
Lopez stopped singing and let out a small laugh as the insect made its way from her waist to her bust.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 11 Aug. 2025
Courtney begins working in the shop incognito and that’s when a quirky meet-cute unfolds: Thea Quinn is frightened by a pet lizard and lets out a blood-curdling scream.
—Emily St. Martin, Oc Register, 31 July 2025
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“Let out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/let%20out. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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