unlooses

verb

present tense third-person singular of unloose
as in unleashes
to set free (from a state of being held in check) the familiar scent unloosed a flood of pleasant memories from her childhood

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  1. unleashes
  2. loosens
  3. releases
Verb
  • The church unleashes a campaign—online and onsite—demanding the family’s religious freedom, and the most fervent outcry and mobilization come from the political far right.
    — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Then Digory accidentally unleashes the evil empress Jadis (Emma Mackey, who played Physicist Barbie in Barbie) from a sleeping spell, and chaos breaks out.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of unleashes
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  • Wellhouse Leisure The full Schnierle system begins with airline-style track embedded in the flooring and a quick-press lever that loosens the seat base for repositioning and removal.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Blonde loosens the plot, leaning into the unreliability of memory and the false truths that occupy the gaps between love and certainty.
    — Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of loosens
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  • And behind Vision’s back, Ultron ominously releases a carrier pigeon, sending a message to a mystery recipient.
    — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Mazal Group and the Weingartens and Odeds have denied wrongdoing, and the settlement releases them from future liability for the allegations in the case.
    — Monika Evstatieva, NPR, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of releases
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“Unlooses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unlooses. Accessed 19 Oct. 2026.

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