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turned loose
phrase
past tense of turn loose
Synonyms & Antonyms of turned loose
to set free (as from slavery or confinement)
- Once the eagle was fully recovered, the animal sanctuary turned it loose.
Synonyms for turned loose
- discharged,
- disenthralled
- (also disenthraled),
- emancipated,
- enfranchised,
- enlarged,
- freed,
- liberated,
- loosed,
- loosened,
- manumitted,
- released,
- sprang
- (or sprung),
- unbound,
- uncaged,
- unchained,
- unfettered
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“Turned loose.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turned%20loose. Accessed 23 Jan. 2022.
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