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as in loosening
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 releasing
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 unleashing
The predictions were that unleashing AI to the world at large would lead to an exponential rise in cheating at school and that student essays would cease to be original.
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Degen Pener, HollywoodReporter, 3 Jan. 2026
The triggers spanned everything from interest rate hikes to Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi unleashing the country’s biggest burst of spending since pandemic restrictions eased.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 29 Dec. 2025
Of course, chaos ensues when those rules are broken, unleashing a horde of mischievous, destructive gremlins on his small town.
—Lauryn Higgins, Parents, 22 Dec. 2025
OpenAI released Sora 2 in October, unleashing a flood of copyright violations onto the internet.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 18 Dec. 2025
The two suspects are alleged to have targeted the Jewish community by unleashing a volley of bullets at a Hanukkah celebration on the iconic beach.
—Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 17 Dec. 2025
During the 1990s and the first decade of this century, microfinance enterprises such as Grameen Bank offered small loans of less than $100 primarily to poor women with the hope of unleashing their entrepreneurial energy.
—Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
The program is described as a key component of the president’s AI Action Plan, which focuses on unleashing private-sector innovation while ensuring the federal government has the technical talent needed for modernization.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 16 Dec. 2025
Recycling innovation Originally intended to reduce the amount of electronic waste flowing into the state’s landfills, California’s law did far more, unleashing a wave of innovation, our analysis found.
—Suvrat Dhanorkar, The Conversation, 10 Dec. 2025
Degen Pener, HollywoodReporter, 3 Jan. 2026
The triggers spanned everything from interest rate hikes to Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi unleashing the country’s biggest burst of spending since pandemic restrictions eased.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 29 Dec. 2025
Of course, chaos ensues when those rules are broken, unleashing a horde of mischievous, destructive gremlins on his small town.
—Lauryn Higgins, Parents, 22 Dec. 2025
OpenAI released Sora 2 in October, unleashing a flood of copyright violations onto the internet.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 18 Dec. 2025
The two suspects are alleged to have targeted the Jewish community by unleashing a volley of bullets at a Hanukkah celebration on the iconic beach.
—Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 17 Dec. 2025
During the 1990s and the first decade of this century, microfinance enterprises such as Grameen Bank offered small loans of less than $100 primarily to poor women with the hope of unleashing their entrepreneurial energy.
—Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
The program is described as a key component of the president’s AI Action Plan, which focuses on unleashing private-sector innovation while ensuring the federal government has the technical talent needed for modernization.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 16 Dec. 2025
Recycling innovation Originally intended to reduce the amount of electronic waste flowing into the state’s landfills, California’s law did far more, unleashing a wave of innovation, our analysis found.
—Suvrat Dhanorkar, The Conversation, 10 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unleashing
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Houseplant began in Canada in 2019, but after some US states began loosening cannabis restrictions, the duo expanded the company stateside.—
Sam Stone,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
29 Oct. 2025
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That remark cuts against one market narrative that loosening financial conditions might be fueling an asset bubble in tech.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
29 Oct. 2025
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The Netflix sci-fi show will be releasing the final season in three parts.—
Janelle Ash,
FOXNews.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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Roosevelt did this by releasing a controversial message to Congress, mainly about trusts and corporate corruption, around the same time that Hughes gave a speech about his own political future.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
7 Nov. 2025
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That shift turned out to be the key to unlocking dramatic improvements.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Nov. 2025
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Ankles are the unsung gatekeepers of healthy movement, and unlocking their mobility can relieve tension throughout your body.—
Dana Santas,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Unleashing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unleashing. Accessed 8 Jan. 2026.
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