as in facilitates
to free from obstruction or difficulty
hoped that adding a second lane would loosen up traffic on that street
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as in relaxes
to get rid of nervous tension or anxiety
a high-pressure job that makes it hard for him to loosen up even on weekends
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“Loosens (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loosens%20%28up%29. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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