looses

verb

present tense third-person singular of loose
1
as in fires
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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2
as in unleashes
to find emotional release for do not loose your pent-up frustrations on the next person who happens by

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3
as in frees
to set free (as from slavery or confinement) the ranchers loosed the horses from their stables and into the paddock

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4
as in loosens
to set free (from a state of being held in check) the storm loosed its full fury when it hit the coastline at high tide

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Recent Examples of looses Candytuft is evergreen in warm Southern climes, but looses its foliage in cold northerly locations. — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 21 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for looses
  1. fires
  2. unleashes
  3. frees
  4. loosens
  5. shoots
  6. liberates
  7. throws
  8. releases
Verb
  • Andrew Garfield stars as Altman, with Anora‘s Yura Borisov playing Ilya Sutskever, the chief scientific officer and co-founder of OpenAI who fires Altman.
    — Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Dennis Dooley, who was standing on the roadbed below, fires one shot, striking Bottom.
    — Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of fires
Verb
  • As a forbidden attraction grows between the two men, tragedy unleashes supernatural forces upon their deeply religious community.
    — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Reuniting much of the cast of his Nosferatu, Robert Eggers unleashes a furry shapeshifter on a 13th-century village.
    — A.A. Dowd, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of unleashes
Verb
  • Accounting software automates much of the work, reduces mistakes, and frees up your time to focus on growing your business.
    — Carson Brunson, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026
  • That frees skilled workers to pull wire, terminate connections, and solve the problems that still require judgment and technical training.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of frees
Verb
  • Wellhouse Leisure The full Schnierle system begins with airline-style track embedded in the flooring and a quick-press lever that loosens the seat base for repositioning and removal.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Blonde loosens the plot, leaning into the unreliability of memory and the false truths that occupy the gaps between love and certainty.
    — Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of loosens
Verb
  • To emphasize the ghoulishness, cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki shoots the president and his advisors in unflattering low angles with a formaldehyde sheen.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
  • An hysterical soldier shoots him, Rennie is carried to Walter Reed Hospital.
    — THR Staff, HollywoodReporter, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of shoots
Verb
  • It’s long ceased to be a neighborhood that puts on airs, an attitude that liberates us all tonight.
    — Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Treatment doesn’t diminish human potential, but often liberates it.
    — Rachel Docekal, STAT, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of liberates
Verb
  • Simmons made some phenomenal throws all over the field, including to his primary receiver, Cayden Lee.
    — PJ Green, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Chicago White Sox third baseman Miguel Vargas (20) throws to first base in the fifth inning of a game against the Cleveland Guardians at Rate Field on Wednesday, June 24, 2026.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of throws
Verb
  • The movie releases digitally on October 15, in time to remind documentary branch Oscar voters to watch it.
    — Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 7 Oct. 2026
  • This water releases massive waves of heat, redistributing warmth from the ocean to the atmosphere—and subsequently shifts weather patterns around the world.
    — Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of releases

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“Looses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/looses. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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