as in unleashes
to set free (from a state of being held in check)
that last insult unlocked her tongue, and she finally said what she really thought
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Recent Examples of unlocks
Enrollment could continue to rise after North Carolina lawmakers this year approved a measure that unlocks funding for applications for thousands more students of all incomes to attend private school.
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Ashley Mahoney, Axios, 17 Dec. 2024
The rapid evolution of AI models, particularly in generative and large language technologies, unlocks groundbreaking capabilities—but at a steep cost.
—Aparna Prabhakar, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
This capability unlocks entirely new realms of possibilities with regard to providing rural and underserved populations with access to timely resources.
—Dr. Sai Balasubramanian, M.d., J.d., Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
But the end of Assad’s wretched regime unlocks many doors.
—Bret Stephens, The Mercury News, 12 Dec. 2024
Almost every tool is locked behind a $30 annual (or $5 weekly) subscription fee, and the free trial only unlocks a subpar text-to-image feature that gives you a choice between using unspecified versions of Stable Diffusion and DALL-E AI models.
—Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 9 Dec. 2024
In brattiness, Charli unlocks her inner paranoiac, mean girl, and so much more, a palette that further enlivens the restless electronic music she’s long championed.
—Stephen Kearse, TIME, 8 Dec. 2024
The film is a tender and achingly romantic story in which a disaffected 1950s housewife (Blanchett) and a timid store clerk (Mara) find something together that unlocks them both.
—Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
Once a character reaches that milestone, the game unlocks access to the endgame.
—Diego Argüello, Rolling Stone, 6 Dec. 2024
Ashley Mahoney, Axios, 17 Dec. 2024
The rapid evolution of AI models, particularly in generative and large language technologies, unlocks groundbreaking capabilities—but at a steep cost.
—Aparna Prabhakar, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
This capability unlocks entirely new realms of possibilities with regard to providing rural and underserved populations with access to timely resources.
—Dr. Sai Balasubramanian, M.d., J.d., Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
But the end of Assad’s wretched regime unlocks many doors.
—Bret Stephens, The Mercury News, 12 Dec. 2024
Almost every tool is locked behind a $30 annual (or $5 weekly) subscription fee, and the free trial only unlocks a subpar text-to-image feature that gives you a choice between using unspecified versions of Stable Diffusion and DALL-E AI models.
—Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 9 Dec. 2024
In brattiness, Charli unlocks her inner paranoiac, mean girl, and so much more, a palette that further enlivens the restless electronic music she’s long championed.
—Stephen Kearse, TIME, 8 Dec. 2024
The film is a tender and achingly romantic story in which a disaffected 1950s housewife (Blanchett) and a timid store clerk (Mara) find something together that unlocks them both.
—Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
Once a character reaches that milestone, the game unlocks access to the endgame.
—Diego Argüello, Rolling Stone, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Unlocks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unlocks. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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