loosing

present participle of loose
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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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  • The charges of reckless endangerment of children are because Reed is accused of firing a gun in a parking lot where children were present, North Richland Hills police spokesperson Carissa Katekaru said.
    Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The New Orleans Saints throttled the Panthers, 47-10, last year before going 5-12 on the campaign and firing then-head coach Dennis Allen in the middle of the season.
    DIAMOND VENCES, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025
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  • Alexander currently leads Missouri with 69 total points and 60 digs while unleashing 158 total attacks in 2025.
    Brady Shanahan, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Amplified by rapid technological advances, directly funding patients and unleashing all providers to competition can organically create affordable, flexible, sustainable, and dynamic access that rural Amercians truly need.
    Ge Bai, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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  • The operational tasks that consume their days today will run themselves, freeing your people to focus on what humans do best.
    David Zwick, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • That system collapsed in the 1960s, freeing actors to choose their own projects and collaborators but leaving them sartorially adrift.
    Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2025
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  • First aid efforts should include moving the person to a cooler area, loosening clothing, and offering sips of water.
    Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
  • Far infrared heat is highly effective in loosening tight muscles and joints.
    Michelle Stansbury, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
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  • The killing triggered widespread political turmoil, outrage, and a manhunt, resulting in the arrest of shooting suspect Tyler Robinson, a 22-year-old from Utah.
    Ashley Lutz, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Speaking of performance what was the experience of shooting Song Sung Blue with Hugh Jackman like?
    Emma Specter, Vogue, 12 Sep. 2025
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  • The agency announced the reward on Thursday shortly after releasing two images of the person of interest in the investigation.
    Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 13 Sep. 2025
  • The search for Kirk’s assassin entered its third day Friday, with officials releasing new still photos of the person of interest, along with video of the person fleeing the scene after the shooting.
    Filip Timotija, The Hill, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • God bless you for rescuing him.
    Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Some of it is straight-up misinformation, like fake clips of celebrities rescuing people from the Texas floods in July.
    John Ruwitch, NPR, 28 Aug. 2025
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  • There was a blow-up doll that people were throwing around in the audience.
    Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 10 Sep. 2025
  • If Jennings can’t play, Jones will be throwing to a receiver group that caught a grand total of four passes in Week 1, with all of them being Ricky Pearsall’s.
    Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
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“Loosing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loosing. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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