unloosing

verb

present participle of unloose
as in loosening
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unloosing
  1. loosening
  2. unleashing
  3. releasing
Verb
  • Softer labor figures would justify a balanced approach at the Warsh Fed, leading the committee to take the employment side of the institution's dual mandate into consideration, effectively loosening financial conditions.
    — Justina Lee,Fred Imbert, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026
  • The risk of diversion, addiction, overdose and death are far too great to risk loosening access to methadone, Trejo argued.
    — Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of loosening
Verb
  • Hrgovic saw his opportunity, and pounced at the start of the ninth round, marching forward and unleashing heavy shots.
    — Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Tropical Storm Edouard weakened into a depression after unleashing heavy rain and strong winds in parts of Texas.
    — Josh Feldman, NBC news, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of unleashing
Verb
  • The startup paused some of its AI research and training after the Hugging Face attack, but the security incidents haven't stopped OpenAI from releasing new products.
    — Samantha Subin, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Exodus is releasing on PC (Steam & Epic Games Store), PS5, and Xbox Series X|S on April 7, 2027.
    — Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of releasing
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“Unloosing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unloosing. Accessed 9 Sep. 2026.

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