let out
verb
let out; letting out; lets out
: to conclude a session or performance
school let out in June
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Investigators learned the children were kept in enclosures between 12 and 20 hours a day, only being let out to eat, according to court records.
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Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2025
When Murphy performed them on Friday, the crowd at the Metropolitan Opera House let out a roar, leaping to their feet.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 21 July 2025
Some honored veterans will soon be let out to pasture.
—Scott Simon, NPR, 19 July 2025
Instead, it was let out that the Heat’s intention is to move forward with Andrew Wiggins, that the team at the moment is not actively seeking to trade the forward.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 18 July 2025
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Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2025
When Murphy performed them on Friday, the crowd at the Metropolitan Opera House let out a roar, leaping to their feet.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 21 July 2025
Some honored veterans will soon be let out to pasture.
—Scott Simon, NPR, 19 July 2025
Instead, it was let out that the Heat’s intention is to move forward with Andrew Wiggins, that the team at the moment is not actively seeking to trade the forward.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 18 July 2025
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“Let out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/let%20out. Accessed 15 Aug. 2025.
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