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as in loosened
not tightly fastened, tied, or stretched
secure your neckerchief with a loose knot
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as in unconsolidated
consisting of particles that do not stick together
the car wheels slipped on the loose gravel in the driveway
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as in flexible
not bound by rigid standards
we tend to be loose with the dress code when we aren't hosting clients at the office
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as in free
not bound, confined, or detained by force
there was a brief panic when the lion got loose from its cage at the zoo
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as in approximate
not precisely correct
a loose guess about the size of the crowd at the outdoor concert
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as in corrupt
having or showing lowered moral character or standards
the loose life that he led in the years before he settled down and found his path
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as in to fire
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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as in to unleash
to find emotional release for
do not loose your pent-up frustrations on the next person who happens by
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as in to free
to set free (as from slavery or confinement)
the ranchers loosed the horses from their stables and into the paddock
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as in to loosen
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 loose
Daisy Jones, Vogue, 9 Feb. 2025
Comparing the levels of ad purchases to previous years is difficult for several reasons – including the looser reporting requirements in previous years.
—Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2025
John Rennie, IEEE Spectrum, 31 May 2011
Individuals will loose trust in their company leadership decision-making abilities if organizational changes negatively impact the majority of the workforce.
—Kate Wieczorek, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
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Adjective
My personal affordable faves are these Bershka bootcuts (size up for maximum slouch), or else the loose bootcuts available at Weekday.
—Daisy Jones, Vogue, 9 Feb. 2025
Comparing the levels of ad purchases to previous years is difficult for several reasons – including the looser reporting requirements in previous years.
—Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2025
Verb
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
Individuals will loose trust in their company leadership decision-making abilities if organizational changes negatively impact the majority of the workforce.
—Kate Wieczorek, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
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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
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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
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Traditional curbside recycling systems cannot process most beauty packaging due to design, which is often too small, too flexible or made of too many different material types.—
Lauren Parker,
Sourcing Journal,
5 Feb. 2025
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Programs such as the Military Spouse Preference program and the Military Spouse Employment Partnership could offer pathways to secure employment with remote or flexible options.—
Johnny C. Taylor Jr.,
USA TODAY,
4 Feb. 2025
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The Argyle Lunar New Year Celebration will be 10 a.m.-4 p.m. with parade kicking off from Argyle Street and Sheridan Road at 1 p.m. Feb. 8; more details on the free event at partners.exploreuptown.org.—
Jennifer Day,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Feb. 2025
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And everyone went home, or at least back to North Carolina, with free clothes, toys, blankets, toiletries and other supplies.—
The Tennessean,
The Tennessean,
7 Feb. 2025
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Icelandair is offering an approximate initial fare of $549.—
Vinod Sreeharsha,
Miami Herald,
1 Feb. 2025
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Photo : Alex Penfold, courtesy of RM Sotheby's Four-wheel independent suspension, disc brakes, rack-and-pinion steering, and an approximate 3,300-pound weight promise an intimate and responsive driving experience.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
31 Jan. 2025
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Several leagues away from her time on Game of Thrones, Christie now stars on the Apple TV+ thriller as Lorne, an enigmatic woman in charge of corrupt corporation Lumon’s even more enigmatic goats.—
Josh Wigler,
The Hollywood Reporter,
3 Feb. 2025
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Worse, some corrupt scientists form peer review rings.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
31 Jan. 2025
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Baez is accused of firing multiple shots at Grant, striking him in the torso, on Nov. 27 around 2:42 p.m., near E. 161st St. and Morris Ave.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
9 Feb. 2025
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That maneuver went at the heart of what was regarded as a sacrosanct tenet in American government: that civil servants remain outside partisan politics and can’t be fired without due process.—
Anna Maria Barry-Jester,
ProPublica,
9 Feb. 2025
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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
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Kendrick Lamar In Martine Rose Kendrick Lamar utilized the Super Bowl stage to unleash an outfit that had the internet talking for hours.—
Robyn Mowatt,
Essence,
10 Feb. 2025
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The satellites, group 12-3, will be released in low-Earth orbit to join the growing internet constellation.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
4 Feb. 2025
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The mall operator releases quarterly numbers after the bell Tuesday.—
Jason Gewirtz,
CNBC,
4 Feb. 2025
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“Loose.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loose. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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