unleashed; unleashing; unleashes
1
: to free from or as if from a leash : let loose
unleash the dogs
unleashing his anger
2
: to throw, shoot, or set in motion forcefully
unleashed a superb shot … to earn his side a point—
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The storm unleashed its fury.
The editorial unleashed a torrent of angry responses.
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Heavy rainfall and flooding The storm has unleashed staggering rainfall totals, with Palmetto, some 17 miles east of Chico, recording 22.8 inches since Friday and areas like Sweetbriar and Brush Creek, 50 miles north of Redding, nearing or exceeding 20 inches.
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Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 10 Feb. 2025
California might be the place with enough glitz to unleash that particular stock-bumping news to the world, but the Golden State is evidently far too restrictive for a company like Tesla to truck with.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 10 Feb. 2025
All told, UnitedHealth is mounting a far stronger defense of its reputation than it two months ago, when Thompson’s slaying unleashed a flood of hostility that caught it somewhat off-guard.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 9 Feb. 2025
Heavy rainfall and flooding The storm has unleashed staggering rainfall totals, with Palmetto, some 17 miles east of Chico, recording 22.8 inches since Friday and areas like Sweetbriar and Brush Creek, 50 miles north of Redding, nearing or exceeding 20 inches.
—Hanna Park and Robert Shackelford, CNN, 5 Feb. 2025
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unleash
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un·leash
ˌən-ˈlēsh 
: to free from or as if from a leash
unleash a dog
the storm unleashed its fury
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