unloosened

verb

past tense of unloosen
as in loosened
to set free (from a state of being held in check) a relaxing bath unloosened all the mental and physical tension that had been building throughout the day

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  1. loosened
  2. unleashed
  3. released
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  • Their grip on song structure has loosened with each record and, by their most recent, 2024’s Exotic Birds of Prey, nearly dissipated altogether.
    — Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Rates of Medicaid and Medicare fraud exploded in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, when many rules were loosened and oversight strained by efforts to expand care.
    — Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of loosened
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  • In other developments, Russia unleashed another missile and drone blitz on civilian areas in Ukraine, killing at least nine people, officials said, as Zelenskyy sought more American and European help.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Trump unleashed a series of personal and baseless attacks against Hamilton at the rally in Park City, Kansas -- about 10 miles north of Wichita -- with just two weeks out from election day as the balance of power in the Senate hangs in the balance.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of unleashed
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  • For the tinkering types, Meta also released open weights for Muse’s code to help people connect it to a range of other devices.
    — Marty Swant, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Although officials have not released details about the cause of death, scientists agree that if it was caused by ordinary plague, the wider world has little to worry about.
    — Faye Flam, Scientific American, 27 Oct. 2026
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“Unloosened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unloosened. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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