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
  • Moscow accused Ukraine of targeting civilians, which would constitute a war crime, and unleashed a barrage of aerial strikes on its neighbor.
    — Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Seven months ago, Iran unleashed a deadly crackdown on protesters who were demanding an end to the 47-year-old theocratic regime.
    — Durrie Bouscaren, NPR, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of unleashed
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  • Each era's binding constraint, once loosened, ceased to be where advantage lived, and the frontier moved.
    — Dr. Aditya Vikram Kashyap, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Once the ground is cleared and loosened, work in a layer of topsoil, compost, or fertilizer before laying down seed.
    — Amanda Tust, Architectural Digest, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of loosened
Verb
  • Officials said the man, identified as Farinacci, was released because a cause had not yet been determined, but he was later arrested and charged.
    — Morgan Chesky, NBC news, 6 Aug. 2026
  • More than 112,000 absentee ballots had already been returned by the day the poll was released.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of released
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“Unloosed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unloosed. Accessed 13 Aug. 2026.

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