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as in loosens
to set free (from a state of being held in check)
unleashed all of his unspoken love for her in a long letter that he hoped he would have the courage to mail
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as in releases
to find emotional release for
lifting weights is a way for me to unleash all the frustrations of the workday
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Recent Examples of unleashes
The moment where Godzilla unleashes his atomic breath is a moment of unparalleled horror and, in a perverse way, beauty.
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James Grebey, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2026
Trump unleashes the 'Donroe Doctrine' and puts socialists on notice worldwide.
—FOXNews.com, 7 Jan. 2026
Here’s an actor of quiet ambition, fire and energy who every so often unleashes a raw power that infuses a character with life and truth.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 6 Jan. 2026
The leader of these superheroes rips off his protective visor and unleashes a catastrophic optic blast.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Jan. 2026
To call this 1,184 hp street-legal Prancing Horse magnificent feels like an understatement, but then the new F80 unleashes more power than any road-going Ferrari to leave the factory in history and distills everything the marque has learned in nearly 80 years.
—Robb Report Contributors, Robb Report, 26 Dec. 2025
That scintillating Jim Jarmusch movie, from 2019, a mashup of comedy, science fiction, horror, and apocalyptic rage amid brazen cruelty, is the kind of late masterwork that a longtime director occasionally unleashes if the stars line up.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
Every time the sun unleashes a coronal mass ejection (CME) — a burst of magnetized plasma — toward Earth, the planet's tenuous upper atmosphere thickens.
—Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 18 Dec. 2025
Soon enough, one of the fans notices her and looks up, prompting Eilish to bang on the window, which unleashes a tsunami of screams from the groggy crowd as other early-risers spring across the parking lot to get in on the rare pre-show avail.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 10 Dec. 2025
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Instead of stimulating the brain, alcohol slows it down and loosens inhibitions.—
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If TNF‑α loosens the blood-brain barrier, inflammatory molecules from the blood – as well as disease-causing pathogens – may have increased access to the reward circuitry of the brain, potentially worsening neuronal damage and dysfunction over time.—
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That gas feeds the central black hole, which then releases gentle energy—enough to prevent new stars from forming, but not enough to destroy the galaxy.—
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Take a look at this week’s best new music releases below.—
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Maybe amending the Sports Broadcasting Act is part of a solution that unlocks billions in television revenue.—
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December 22 – January 19 When boundaries feel tight, kindness unlocks progress.—
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Watanabe expresses surprise at how widely the film has connected.—
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House expresses his doubts that Vault-Tec itself will trigger the apocalypse, and denies any interest in doing so himself, regardless of what Moldaver might suspect.—
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Jackson uncorks a deep pass to Dawn, but the attempt is a little too long.—
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“Unleashes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unleashes. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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