unleashing

verb

present participle of unleash
1
as in loosening
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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2
as in releasing
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 unleashing In Widow’s Bay, a New England mayor (Rhys) tries to boost tourism to his tiny island as strange events unfold, unleashing a centuries-old curse. — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 25 July 2026 Day One of the conference was unfortunately a bit muted this time around as Tropical Storm Bertha ripped across the Gulf Coast, unleashing its power across the Louisiana bayou. — Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026 Iran claims to have targeted US facilities and partners across the Middle East on Friday, unleashing what appear to be its largest reprisals since a fragile ceasefire shattered almost a week ago. — Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 17 July 2026 Between courses, a master cooper treated us to a fire-barreling demonstration, unleashing tall jets of flame that shot to the ceiling and filled the air with the aroma of charred oak. — Justin Meneguzzi, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2026 Yes, the same Time Laser that franchise legends Britney Haynes, Danielle Reyes, and Frankie Grande set off three years ago after breaking into the Big Brother 23 house and unwittingly unleashing the Big Brother multiverse. — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 1 July 2026 The sociologist Max Weber foresaw the paralysis of this bureaucratization that is now unleashing a rising fury against democracy itself. — Simon Sebag Montefiore, The Atlantic, 28 June 2026 The first, and most obvious, is that Google isn’t unleashing this capability on general consumers. — Paul Monckton, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026 The emphasis is on fun and teamwork, rather than unleashing some sort of psycho Woody Hayes trip on a bunch of kids who are still rocking footy pajamas. — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 26 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unleashing
  1. loosening
  2. releasing
  3. unlocking
Verb
  • Briceno recommends anchoring your elbow, loosening your grip, and allowing the brush to do the work.
    — Marci Robin, Allure, 24 July 2026
  • Marijuana entrepreneurs and one of the president’s wealthy friends, Howard Kessler, eventually triumphed with direct appeals to the president, creating a playbook that Rogan followed in his outreach on loosening the regulation of psychedelics.
    — Michael Scherer, The Atlantic, 24 July 2026
Definition of loosening
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  • Former President Joe Biden on Friday dropped his lawsuit attempting to bar the release of his memoir tapes to the public, after an appeals court ruled in favor of releasing them.
    — Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 25 July 2026
  • Bob’s Burgers is finally joining fellow 20th Television Animation comedies for Fox The Simpsons and Family Guy in releasing an original installment exclusively on its Disney streaming home.
    — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 25 July 2026
Definition of releasing
Verb
  • Those achievements will give SpaceX the capability to begin launching operational Starlink V3 satellites, unlocking higher-speed direct-to-device connectivity for consumers and the US military, and the revenue to go along with it.
    — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 25 July 2026
  • For a limited time, new members can save $30 on the standard enrollment fee, bringing the cost down from $50 while still unlocking access to members-only fares.
    — Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 July 2026
Definition of unlocking

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“Unleashing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unleashing. Accessed 1 Aug. 2026.

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