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
Verb
  • Reached a second successive final with Argentina, almost single-handedly firing them there with eight goals (taking his tally to 15 goals from 15 matches in the past two tournaments).
    — Tim Spiers, New York Times, 21 July 2026
  • Day 2 Observations Dallas came out firing this weekend, crushing the Atlanta team in a 4-0 sweep where really only one of the four games was competitive.
    — Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of firing
Verb
  • Iran claims to have targeted US facilities and partners across the Middle East on Friday, unleashing what appear to be its largest reprisals since a fragile ceasefire shattered almost a week ago.
    — Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
  • Between courses, a master cooper treated us to a fire-barreling demonstration, unleashing tall jets of flame that shot to the ceiling and filled the air with the aroma of charred oak.
    — Justin Meneguzzi, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2026
Definition of unleashing
Verb
  • There are no Zeus or Poseidon or Ino or Heracles sightings, and the herald Hermes, who has a pretty big role in Homer’s tale — freeing Odysseus from Calypso and giving him a magical herb to shield him from Circe’s spells — is nowhere to be found.
    — Marlow Stern, Variety, 17 July 2026
  • Because only in intense, rarefied states will our illusions finally drop away, like redundant scaffolding, freeing us to perceive life on a more visceral level.
    — Sebastian Smee, The Atlantic, 11 July 2026
Definition of freeing
Verb
  • Google will be forced to share search data with competing search providers, giving them a better chance of gaining market share and loosening Google’s iron grip on web search.
    — Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 16 July 2026
  • The cost advantage, loosening visa restrictions and a burgeoning reputation for reliable medical care has given China a leg up against other aspiring healthcare hotspots.
    — Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 8 July 2026
Definition of loosening
Verb
  • Given Nolan’s famous aversion to AI, there was a relief in knowing this incredible display of creativity came primarily from practical effects and shooting on location.
    — Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026
  • Lendeborg has off shooting night After beginning summer league a scorching 13 of 22 from behind the arc, Yaxel Lendeborg has cooled off over the past two games.
    — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 17 July 2026
Definition of shooting
Verb
  • Tribute to Joshua McKee On Friday morning, hours before releasing basic details on McKee’s death, BPU on Facebook also posted a tribute and photo array in honor of the veteran lineman, while thanking the community for its support.
    — Eric Adler July 18, Kansas City Star, 18 July 2026
  • During the exercise, crews loaded 500-pound BDU-50 and 2,000-pound BDU-56 practice bombs onto the aircraft before releasing them over the Mountain Home bombing range.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 18 July 2026
Definition of releasing
Verb
  • Other groups are paddling to pick-up points for evacuation while some outfitters are rescuing paddlers with towboats.
    — Kris Millgate, Outdoor Life, 16 July 2026
  • The trailer then cuts to Branagh’s Nikolai rescuing his new American friend and beating up a group of men in a restaurant.
    — Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 14 July 2026
Definition of rescuing
Verb
  • The idea shouldn’t be throwing them into a complete void, but pairing freedom with opportunity — providing access to books, art supplies, toys, outdoor spaces or friends — and then letting children figure out what to do with them.
    — Chicago Tribune, Twin Cities, 16 July 2026
  • And its merger with SpaceX, followed by the latter going public in a historic IPO, led to dozens of employees leaving the company, throwing daily operations into chaos.
    — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 16 July 2026
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