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to cause (a projectile) to be driven forward with force the archers loosed a great volley of arrows at the foot soldiers charging towards them

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Recent Examples of loose
Adjective
Blending expert interviews, archive material, and imagery of environmental destruction and factory labor, the film follows a loose three-act framework. Lise Pedersen, Variety, 19 Mar. 2025 Bolts on cheap Chinese bikes are frequently loose when they are shipped, and tightening them is frequently insufficient. New Atlas, 19 Mar. 2025
Verb
Brown has previously been candid about working hard to loose some weight. Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 13 Dec. 2024 People will need to do less and less in the future to loose a torrent of data about themselves and their ongoing activities onto the Web. John Rennie, IEEE Spectrum, 31 May 2011 See All Example Sentences for loose
Recent Examples of Synonyms for loose
Adjective
  • Related article Massive sinkhole threatens to swallow West Virginia police department Takashi Oguchi, a geographer from the University of Tokyo, said sinkholes are rare in Japan, where most roads are built on unconsolidated fluvial and marine sediments.
    Yumi Asada, Chris Lau and Minori Konishi, CNN, 31 Jan. 2025
  • Loss from unconsolidated entities was $9.8 million, primarily from the 110 William Joint Venture, with no income or loss recognized from the 353 Sacramento Joint Venture.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
Adjective
  • Changes in economic conditions, market volatility, or new tax laws demand that individuals and business owners remain flexible and proactive.
    Aleksandar Jakovljevic, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
  • But remember to keep your calendar flexible and don’t be afraid to pivot.
    Sean McNally, Outdoor Life, 13 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Call the Wild Flower Hotline, which provides free weekly updates on the best locations for viewing spring wildflowers in Southern and Central California.
    Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2025
  • Start your free trial of Fubo now to get started watching.
    Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • This allows the restoration of distinguishing features such as hair and skin color, face shape, and approximate age. Ukrainians also use facial recognition software provided by Western partners and conduct searches in databases, social media, and online.
    Daria Tarasova-Markina, CNN, 16 Mar. 2025
  • Based on Hackman's pacemaker data, his approximate date of death is February 18.
    Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Is that the median voter assumes everyone is corrupt already?
    Bluesky Social, Bluesky Social, 11 Mar. 2025
  • The super-sized, standalone episode — arguably the boldest creative swing in Gemstones‘ history —functioned as a prologue to the show, one that explored the Gemstone family’s twisted, corrupt religious roots, circa 1862.
    Michael Ausiello, TVLine, 9 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • The late-night host recapped the news about U.S. pardon attorney Liz Oyer, who wrote in a column for Rolling Stone that she was fired after refusing to allow the right-wing actor to have guns.
    Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 17 Mar. 2025
  • That same year, Alabama fired its baseball coach amid an investigation into suspicious bets involving a Crimson Tide game.
    Linley Sanders, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Chaos ensues, unleashing a menace that threatens to destroy the city.
    Rob Salkowitz, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
  • Trail of destruction The storm unleashed a deadly wave of tornadoes across the Central and Southern US starting Friday.
    Robert Shackelford, CNN, 17 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • He was released by the Chargers on March 5, saving the team $25.36 million in salary cap space.
    Dianna Russini, The Athletic, 12 Mar. 2025
  • Elevation Pictures will release the film at a later date.
    Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 11 Mar. 2025

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“Loose.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loose. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.

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