let out
verb
let out; letting out; lets out
: to conclude a session or performance
school let out in June
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Medeiros cleared his mouth and nose, placed him on his mother’s belly, and gently rubbed his back—moments later, the newborn let out his first cry.
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Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 25 Dec. 2025
The conflict escalated further when the dog went into heat and stained their bed after being let out of her kennel.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 22 Dec. 2025
Yang plays Kieran Culkin’s stand-in, his arms nightmarishly chainsawed off as Ashley Padilla’s Catherine O’Hara equivalent lets out a series of horrified shrieks.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 20 Dec. 2025
Police Chief Bill McGrath said both dogs were let out in their yards alone at night or in the early morning.
—Neal Riley, CBS News, 19 Dec. 2025
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Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 25 Dec. 2025
The conflict escalated further when the dog went into heat and stained their bed after being let out of her kennel.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 22 Dec. 2025
Yang plays Kieran Culkin’s stand-in, his arms nightmarishly chainsawed off as Ashley Padilla’s Catherine O’Hara equivalent lets out a series of horrified shrieks.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 20 Dec. 2025
Police Chief Bill McGrath said both dogs were let out in their yards alone at night or in the early morning.
—Neal Riley, CBS News, 19 Dec. 2025
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“Let out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/let%20out. Accessed 1 Jan. 2026.
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