loosed

past tense of loose
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as in fired
to cause (a projectile) to be driven forward with force the archers loosed a great volley of arrows at the foot soldiers charging towards them

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Verb
  • The drones and missiles fired at Ukraine caused Poland to deploy fighter jets to ensure the country’s airspace was protected, according to multiple reports.
    Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 3 Sep. 2025
  • When officers arrived, shots were still being fired, Cunningham said.
    David Ferrara, The Enquirer, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The 2010 operation was supposed to last three days but got called off after the first hour yielded dozens of arrests and unleashed a furious reaction from then-Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, a Nevada Democrat.
    Elliot Spagat, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
  • In 2022, then UK Prime Minister Liz Truss unleashed a wave of market panic with unfunded tax cuts that forced the Bank of England into emergency action after 30-year gilt yields soared by over 100 basis points.
    Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Jones remained on Ohio's death row for decades, exhausting most of his appeals, until Hamilton County Common Pleas Judge Wende Cross overturned his murder conviction, freed him from prison and granted him a new trial two years ago.
    Dan Horn, The Enquirer, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Though most had been freed, Heraty and another employee remained in captivity not far from where the operation was taking place.
    Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Celebrities known for other things showing anything at all was worth the price of the magazine, and those parameters were loosened.
    Mark Gray, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Heavy rains came days before, which could have loosened the ground, making those mountain villages more vulnerable.
    Brittney Melton, NPR, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Back in June 2024, McDonald's launched the $5 Meal Deal in part to offset backlash from rising prices – highlighted by reports of an $18 Big Mac combo meal being sold at a Connecticut rest stop.
    Mike Snider, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The original Power of Siberia pipeline, launched in 2019 under a $400 billion, 30-year contract, runs 1,865 miles from eastern Siberia into Heilongjiang province.
    Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Many of the episodes released so far have addressed Chase's sobriety struggles, as well as Harvey's favoritism of him over his other grandchildren.
    Dory Jackson, People.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Then, the Oversight Committee later released 33,000 files on Epstein, just hours after the discharge petition opened.
    Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Others – like Boris – are liberated by it.
    David Lyman, Cincinnati Enquirer, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Secondly, and perhaps more importantly, Ozon diverges from the text in a few key places to offer a postcolonial reading of a novel that was published two decades before Algeria liberated itself from French rule.
    Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Indeed, just 10 days after being rescued, Maple had a surprise in store.
    Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Just over 1,500 children have been rescued from Russia, with almost half of those facilitated by Save Ukraine, a charity dedicated to the return of Russian children who helped Katya get back to Ukrainian territory after her weekslong ordeal in the military camp.
    Guy Davies, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2025
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“Loosed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loosed. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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