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as in loosened
to set free (from a state of being held in check)
unleashed all of his unspoken love for her in a long letter that he hoped he would have the courage to mail
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as in released
to find emotional release for
lifting weights is a way for me to unleash all the frustrations of the workday
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Recent Examples of unleashed
Young Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Yet, increasingly, Pratt is unleashed.
—Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2025
Earlier theories suggested ORCs might form from shockwaves unleashed when supermassive black holes or galaxies collide.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2025
On the sidelines, chaos was unleashed as receiver Davante Adams took in the scene.
—Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 28 Sep. 2025
And then the true horrors are unleashed.
—Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 23 Sep. 2025
Her defeat 200 years ago unleashed monsters of death, and the legend is one of terror.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 18 Sep. 2025
On University City’s final possession of the half, Mission Bay’s pass rush was unleashed.
—Clark Fahrenthold, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2025
Payton noted the Colts haven’t fully unleashed Warren, although Steichen showed a glimpse of what could be in store.
—James Boyd, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
But Mahtomedi broke through the low block, and the Zephyrs’ first goal unleashed the floodgates.
—Andrew Cornelius, Twin Cities, 22 Oct. 2025
Then Necas unleashed one of the shots of the young NHL season.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 22 Oct. 2025
The 21st century has unleashed some truly impressive horror films.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
The wave of store closures unleashed sporadic efforts over the intervening years to engineer new uses for the empty properties.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
Exactly one week after marrying North Carolina rapper Stunna 4 Vegas in an all-pink wedding and dominating social media in the process, Houston rapper Monaleo unleashed one of hip-hop’s most politically potent songs of the year.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 15 Oct. 2025
Agarwal also acknowledged the chaos unleashed in job markets and among students, pointing to coding as a specific example.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2025
The resulting thermal reaction unleashed the battery’s full energy in one violent burst.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
In mineral-rich regions of Africa and South America, Chinese firms have unleashed 21st century resource colonialism, exploiting workers and polluting the environment.
—Young Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Yet, increasingly, Pratt is unleashed.
—Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2025
Earlier theories suggested ORCs might form from shockwaves unleashed when supermassive black holes or galaxies collide.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2025
On the sidelines, chaos was unleashed as receiver Davante Adams took in the scene.
—Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 28 Sep. 2025
And then the true horrors are unleashed.
—Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 23 Sep. 2025
Her defeat 200 years ago unleashed monsters of death, and the legend is one of terror.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 18 Sep. 2025
On University City’s final possession of the half, Mission Bay’s pass rush was unleashed.
—Clark Fahrenthold, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2025
Payton noted the Colts haven’t fully unleashed Warren, although Steichen showed a glimpse of what could be in store.
—James Boyd, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
The quake, centered about 43 miles east of Miyagi Prefecture, unleashed a massive tsunami with waves more than 130 feet high in some areas.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
But Mahtomedi broke through the low block, and the Zephyrs’ first goal unleashed the floodgates.
—Andrew Cornelius, Twin Cities, 22 Oct. 2025
Then Necas unleashed one of the shots of the young NHL season.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 22 Oct. 2025
The 21st century has unleashed some truly impressive horror films.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
The wave of store closures unleashed sporadic efforts over the intervening years to engineer new uses for the empty properties.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
Exactly one week after marrying North Carolina rapper Stunna 4 Vegas in an all-pink wedding and dominating social media in the process, Houston rapper Monaleo unleashed one of hip-hop’s most politically potent songs of the year.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 15 Oct. 2025
Agarwal also acknowledged the chaos unleashed in job markets and among students, pointing to coding as a specific example.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2025
The resulting thermal reaction unleashed the battery’s full energy in one violent burst.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unleashed
Verb
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Their content settings can't be loosened without parental consent.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
20 Oct. 2025
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The impact has loosened something around the engine, and now the car’s not quite running right.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
16 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Officials at the Water Reclamation Authority are pursuing new goals after the utility was officially released last year from a pair of longstanding legal agreements that required the utility to address sewer overflows, leading to major investments across the system.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
22 Oct. 2025
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The Perfect Neighbor is among the most startling documentaries Netflix has released onto its platform in years.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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In 2007, an escaped Siberian tiger attacked and killed one zoo patron and injured two others in a cafe at the San Francisco Zoo.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
22 Sep. 2025
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The photo, informally titled The Scourged Back and depicting an escaped slave believed to have been named Peter Gordon, has been in wide circulation since the nineteeth century and is evocative of the horrors and injustice of slavery.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
18 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The guy had already unlocked his personal code for how to act and inhabit a character.—
Mia Galuppo,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Oct. 2025
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Most companies are betting that the true value of AI will be unlocked when AI agents have access to a user’s entire ecosystem—emails, calendar, messages, and documents—and can perform tasks across them seamlessly.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
22 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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So that was wonderful and the next minute the woman, waitress, air hostess, was carting grog down to the Warlps who decided to bring out the boomerangs and there was loud singing of love, then of country, then unfettered crying for Yuendumu, all in Warlpiri, and the grog kept flowing.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Oct. 2025
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Should children have unfettered access to interactive roleplay, without clear guardrails to keep conversations PG-13?—
Alyssa Goldberg,
USA Today,
20 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Rather than turn upfield, the senior uncorked a bomb and connected with wideout Cruz Campbell, who made a juggling catch for a 66-yard touchdown.—
Clark Fahrenthold,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Oct. 2025
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Wentz dropped back, planted his back foot and uncorked a missile.—
Alec Lewis,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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However, on multiple visits to the neighborhood, the two dogs were unchained in the yard during different times of the day and night, the Herald observed.—
Devoun Cetoute,
Miami Herald,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Unleashed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unleashed. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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