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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
Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 16 June 2026
Once unleashed, as a native of Salem would surely understand, that contagion can be hard to contain.
—John Swansburg, The Atlantic, 15 June 2026
Switzerland dominated possession and unleashed attack after attack on the overwhelmed Qatari defense, and the fans had to do something else to entertain themselves.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 13 June 2026
Matthew and his team at Gungnir have created an environment that’s essentially an incubator where ideas are not just protected, but unleashed.
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 11 June 2026
An officer responded to the call and encountered two unleashed dogs upon arrival.
—Dillon Thomas, CBS News, 9 June 2026
The 44-year-old unleashed serves up to 120 mph and praised her teenage partner’s poise.
—Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026
Playing the boy, Ganymede, unleashed something in her.
—Jonathan Franzen, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
Hermeneutics—the work of interpretation once reserved for theological texts—was unleashed upon the world at large.
—Wyatt Williams, Harpers Magazine, 26 May 2026
Monica Alba, NBC news, 24 June 2026
Six prime ministers have taken office at 10 Downing Street since the referendum, none of whom have lasted long enough to bury the political instability Brexit unleashed.
—Tristan Bove, Fortune, 23 June 2026
In contrast to missteps domestically, Starmer has won praise for his international role, notably in rallying European support for Ukraine in its fight against Russia’s invasion, and working to mitigate the economic and political turmoil unleashed by the Iran conflict.
—ABC News, 22 June 2026
After Bores entered the race, super PACs tied to investors in ChatGPT maker OpenAI unleashed a torrent of spending aimed at torpedoing his campaign.
—Eric McDaniel, NPR, 22 June 2026
Following a win at the HSBC Championships on Monday, French tennis player Corentin Moutet was interviewed at center court and unleashed a flurry of F-bombs into the reporter's microphone.
—Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 19 June 2026
The intensity increased stepwise until, with nine Valkyries singing at full force, Dudamel unleashed a climactic storm of sound.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
Thompson’s killing unleashed a firestorm of ire against the US healthcare industry and generated a wave of support for Mangione.
—Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 14 June 2026
At Union Yards in Chester, fans unleashed their energy and excitement for the USA vs Paraguay game.
—Kerri Corrado, CBS News, 13 June 2026
Adjective
Trump unleashed on the first-term senator in a Truth Social post on June 14.
—Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 16 June 2026
Once unleashed, as a native of Salem would surely understand, that contagion can be hard to contain.
—John Swansburg, The Atlantic, 15 June 2026
Switzerland dominated possession and unleashed attack after attack on the overwhelmed Qatari defense, and the fans had to do something else to entertain themselves.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 13 June 2026
Matthew and his team at Gungnir have created an environment that’s essentially an incubator where ideas are not just protected, but unleashed.
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 11 June 2026
An officer responded to the call and encountered two unleashed dogs upon arrival.
—Dillon Thomas, CBS News, 9 June 2026
The 44-year-old unleashed serves up to 120 mph and praised her teenage partner’s poise.
—Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026
Playing the boy, Ganymede, unleashed something in her.
—Jonathan Franzen, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
Hermeneutics—the work of interpretation once reserved for theological texts—was unleashed upon the world at large.
—Wyatt Williams, Harpers Magazine, 26 May 2026
Verb
After Abbosbek Fayzullaev won the ball back for Uzbekistan near the top of the box, Azizjon Ganiev unleashed an incredible strike that briefly made this a 2-1 game.
—Monica Alba, NBC news, 24 June 2026
Six prime ministers have taken office at 10 Downing Street since the referendum, none of whom have lasted long enough to bury the political instability Brexit unleashed.
—Tristan Bove, Fortune, 23 June 2026
In contrast to missteps domestically, Starmer has won praise for his international role, notably in rallying European support for Ukraine in its fight against Russia’s invasion, and working to mitigate the economic and political turmoil unleashed by the Iran conflict.
—ABC News, 22 June 2026
After Bores entered the race, super PACs tied to investors in ChatGPT maker OpenAI unleashed a torrent of spending aimed at torpedoing his campaign.
—Eric McDaniel, NPR, 22 June 2026
Following a win at the HSBC Championships on Monday, French tennis player Corentin Moutet was interviewed at center court and unleashed a flurry of F-bombs into the reporter's microphone.
—Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 19 June 2026
The intensity increased stepwise until, with nine Valkyries singing at full force, Dudamel unleashed a climactic storm of sound.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
Thompson’s killing unleashed a firestorm of ire against the US healthcare industry and generated a wave of support for Mangione.
—Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 14 June 2026
At Union Yards in Chester, fans unleashed their energy and excitement for the USA vs Paraguay game.
—Kerri Corrado, CBS News, 13 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unleashed
Adjective
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Before the successful capture, the Galahad SPCA said it had been asked not to capture the escaped marsupial or otherwise intervene.—
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
17 June 2026
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Stitch centers on a lonely girl who befriends a blue puppy that turns out to be an escaped alien engineered to be a weapon of mass destruction.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
12 June 2026
Verb
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In 2020, the rules were further loosened so that players can change in some contexts after that age.—
Laurent Dubois,
The Conversation,
10 June 2026
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The ladies then loosened the mood and began discussing pop culture topics, like Pink's Tony Awards opening number and Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's reported wedding plans at Madison Square Garden.—
Leigh Blickley,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 June 2026
Verb
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In October 2025 Anthropic launched Claude for Life Sciences, the first time that the company released a product for a specific vertical market.—
Rob Toews,
Forbes.com,
22 June 2026
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Then last week, the agency released a more in-depth analysis of 2024 infant mortality data, offering details not yet available for 2025.—
Mike Stobbe,
Los Angeles Times,
22 June 2026
Adjective
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In the book, Leganski offers a rare, unfettered account of what goes into becoming speaker of the House, and takes digs at enemies.—
Zak Hudak,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
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Except for the unfettered devotion in the latter is replaced by swooping strings and a gushy chorus that merely offer an antiseptic veneer.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
Verb
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Consider glass skin officially unlocked.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
24 June 2026
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This new model enables the companies to move fluidly between formats, partners and funding structures depending on where value and momentum can be best unlocked, Passion argued.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
23 June 2026
Adjective
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Often the raconteur side is too unchained.—
Jed Gottlieb,
Boston Herald,
25 May 2026
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Weisswange glanced around at the machines on either side of us, all of them waiting for repairs, their tracks unchained and gun barrels angled upward.—
Simon Shuster,
The Atlantic,
27 Mar. 2026
Verb
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From the top of the box, Ashour uncorked a swinger into the bottom-left corner of the net.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
16 June 2026
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It was delivered by the 7-foot-4 Victor Wembanyama, whose torso uncorked in a fit of frustration that sent his right elbow whipping toward Reid’s windpipe like a torpedo bat flying through the strike zone.—
Jon Krawczynski,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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