let out
verb
let out; letting out; lets out
: to conclude a session or performance
school let out in June
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Spring — before school lets out — is the ideal window for an immersive, accessible Alaska cruise experience.
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Kathryn Streeter,
USA Today,
26 June 2026
Instead, the first-year skipper let out a soft whistle.
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Spencer Nusbaum,
New York Times,
23 June 2026
The cops on the ground followed the car for about a mile, at which point the suspect stopped and let out a woman riding with him before taking off again.
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Josephine Stratman,
New York Daily News,
22 June 2026
Everyone around me got to breathe and scream and let out their frustrations about our nation in the most delightful way imaginable.
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Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
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Kathryn Streeter,
USA Today,
26 June 2026
Instead, the first-year skipper let out a soft whistle.
—
Spencer Nusbaum,
New York Times,
23 June 2026
The cops on the ground followed the car for about a mile, at which point the suspect stopped and let out a woman riding with him before taking off again.
—
Josephine Stratman,
New York Daily News,
22 June 2026
Everyone around me got to breathe and scream and let out their frustrations about our nation in the most delightful way imaginable.
—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
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“Let out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/let%20out. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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