loosing

verb

present participle of loose
1
as in firing
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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2
as in unleashing
to find emotional release for do not loose your pent-up frustrations on the next person who happens by

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3
as in freeing
to set free (as from slavery or confinement) the ranchers loosed the horses from their stables and into the paddock

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4
as in loosening
to set free (from a state of being held in check) the storm loosed its full fury when it hit the coastline at high tide

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Recent Examples of loosing Florida's 2026 Python Challenge begins today, loosing a wave of Burmese python hunters onto the Everglades. — Sarah Perkel, USA Today, 10 July 2026 The ClearBell colony loosing ClearBells like snowflakes into the water. — Mandy-Suzanne Wong, Longreads, 5 Feb. 2026 Co-regulating your emotions alongside your toddler can help achieve a resolution to conflict without raising your voice or loosing your temper. — Sara Rowe Mount, Parents, 26 Jan. 2026 Safer, then, to keep loosing arrows at others’ positions rather than one’s own. — Shai Tubali, Big Think, 30 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for loosing
  1. firing
  2. unleashing
  3. freeing
  4. loosening
  5. shooting
  6. releasing
  7. rescuing
  8. throwing
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  • Police said the gunfire erupted when at least two people began firing at one another on July 26 at the Bite of Seattle event, a three-day festival at the Seattle Center, an outdoor park home to the Space Needle.
    — Christopher Cann, USA Today, 27 July 2026
  • The victim then crawled into another bedroom, and Perry followed him, firing another shot while standing in the doorway, according to court documents.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 27 July 2026
Definition of firing
Verb
  • In Widow’s Bay, a New England mayor (Rhys) tries to boost tourism to his tiny island as strange events unfold, unleashing a centuries-old curse.
    — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 25 July 2026
  • Day One of the conference was unfortunately a bit muted this time around as Tropical Storm Bertha ripped across the Gulf Coast, unleashing its power across the Louisiana bayou.
    — Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026
Definition of unleashing
Verb
  • But also freeing myself from conventions in a day and age of algorithms.
    — William Earl, Variety, 24 July 2026
  • Nearly a century ago, John Maynard Keynes envisioned technology leading to abundance and more leisure, freeing humanity for deeper purpose.
    — Belonging Forum, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of freeing
Verb
  • Briceno recommends anchoring your elbow, loosening your grip, and allowing the brush to do the work.
    — Marci Robin, Allure, 24 July 2026
  • Marijuana entrepreneurs and one of the president’s wealthy friends, Howard Kessler, eventually triumphed with direct appeals to the president, creating a playbook that Rogan followed in his outreach on loosening the regulation of psychedelics.
    — Michael Scherer, The Atlantic, 24 July 2026
Definition of loosening
Verb
  • An armed Hudson barricaded himself and his mother inside her apartment after deputies responded to the second call for help before shooting Hayes four times, killing her.
    — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 25 July 2026
  • Ponce was charged in the March 2022 shooting death of John Reyes, 21, at a party in north Fort Worth.
    — Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 July 2026
Definition of shooting
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  • Former President Joe Biden on Friday dropped his lawsuit attempting to bar the release of his memoir tapes to the public, after an appeals court ruled in favor of releasing them.
    — Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 25 July 2026
  • Bob’s Burgers is finally joining fellow 20th Television Animation comedies for Fox The Simpsons and Family Guy in releasing an original installment exclusively on its Disney streaming home.
    — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 25 July 2026
Definition of releasing
Verb
  • The chance of rescuing the legend whose equipment provides around a quarter of the world’s electricity and whose engines power about three-quarters of commercial flights worldwide clearly stirred the ultra-competitive Culp to action.
    — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 23 July 2026
  • Messi, on the other hand, delivered assists and goals, and at times was almost single-handedly winning, or rescuing, matches for Argentina.
    — Adam Crafton, New York Times, 20 July 2026
Definition of rescuing
Verb
  • The Royals have no reason to give up on their hard-throwing right-hander this season.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026
  • Arrabaca is accused of firing a BB gun down the street, pouring flammable liquid in front of the building's employee entrance, setting the liquid on fire and throwing fireworks onto the flames, federal prosecutors said.
    — Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 23 July 2026
Definition of throwing

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“Loosing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loosing. Accessed 29 Jul. 2026.

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