as in unleashes
to set free (from a state of being held in check)
that last insult unlocked her tongue, and she finally said what she really thought
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Recent Examples of unlocks
Barnett’s Bruin, in turn, unlocks those desires — Wills stages a haunting and sexy moment where Bruin does tai chi with a toy sword of power that’s probably thematically richer than anything in the He-Man film that’s coming out this week.
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Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 3 June 2026
Amazon Mesh Wi-Fi System Deal The Amazon Eero Pro 6E system unlocks the low-latency 6GHz wireless band to eliminate whole-home network congestion.
—Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 2 June 2026
Our expert take The Citi Strata Premier® Card has competitive rewards rates and unlocks access to all of the Citi ThankYou® transfer partners, which boosts the value of your points.
—Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 1 June 2026
Registering the product also unlocks a growing suite of creative tools.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
The procedural step unlocks additional authority to address emergencies, such as state resources for sheltering locations.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 25 May 2026
For Google, that potentially unlocks new understandings of user intentions.
—John Ruwitch, NPR, 22 May 2026
Something was just holding them back, and the medication unlocks this realization.
—Allison Forsyth, Health, 14 May 2026
Enrollment could continue to rise after North Carolina lawmakers this year approved a measure that unlocks funding for applications for thousands more students of all incomes to attend private school.
—Ashley Mahoney, Axios, 17 Dec. 2024
Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 3 June 2026
Amazon Mesh Wi-Fi System Deal The Amazon Eero Pro 6E system unlocks the low-latency 6GHz wireless band to eliminate whole-home network congestion.
—Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 2 June 2026
Our expert take The Citi Strata Premier® Card has competitive rewards rates and unlocks access to all of the Citi ThankYou® transfer partners, which boosts the value of your points.
—Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 1 June 2026
Registering the product also unlocks a growing suite of creative tools.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
The procedural step unlocks additional authority to address emergencies, such as state resources for sheltering locations.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 25 May 2026
For Google, that potentially unlocks new understandings of user intentions.
—John Ruwitch, NPR, 22 May 2026
Something was just holding them back, and the medication unlocks this realization.
—Allison Forsyth, Health, 14 May 2026
Enrollment could continue to rise after North Carolina lawmakers this year approved a measure that unlocks funding for applications for thousands more students of all incomes to attend private school.
—Ashley Mahoney, Axios, 17 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unlocks
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Take the Episode 3 scene in which Oreana unleashes her metal Maglight on her cheating boyfriend's pickup truck, a cinematic strike spurred on by her supportive friend Carter (Finn Little) urinating on the rig.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
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At Sony Hall, as part of the Blue Note Jazz Festival, Mdou Moctar unleashes riffy jams inspired by assouf, a fusionist Tuareg guitar music (June 7).—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
22 May 2026
Verb
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The first step is the Body Pre-Exfoliating Foam that loosens dead skin cells, to be scrubbed away with the Exfoliating Body Glove.—
Celia Shatzman,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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Hot water melts solidified fat and loosens any lingering oils, so your dish soap can surround it and break up the mess.—
Olivia McIntosh,
Martha Stewart,
23 May 2026
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“Unlocks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unlocks. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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