unloosed

verb

past tense of unloose
as in unleashed
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. unleashed
  2. loosened
  3. released
Verb
  • But Onslaught doesn’t interrogate or even look at the military industrial complex with much interest beyond the notion that its fictional super soldiers were created to be unleashed upon civilian populaces.
    — Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026
  • And these startling figures do not reflect the food crises that could be unleashed this year by rising energy and fertilizer prices, decreases in grain exports from Russia and Ukraine, and an intensifying El Niño weather pattern.
    — Anna Nelson, Foreign Affairs, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of unleashed
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  • Stein attributed the drop to a lengthening backlog for accounts receivable as Nvidia has loosened payment terms for its many backstopping deals.
    — Tobias Burns, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Sure, his back may have loosened more with each completion Daniels made last Friday.
    — Rick Stroud, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of loosened
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  • Apple has released new devices, including the company’s first foldable phone — and iPhone18 in new colors.
    — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Verbruggen illustrated his strengths in possession in the early stages against Leeds with a raking pass that released Maxim De Cuyper one-v-one against Jayden Bogle.
    — Andy Naylor, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of released
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“Unloosed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unloosed. Accessed 12 Sep. 2026.

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