loosen

Once everything is properly roasted, I add just enough broth to loosen the browned, sticky bits from the bottom of the pot.

From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026

He said he did this to loosen up his neck, cheekbone and jaw bone muscles in order to get his lip on to his nose.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

At least three other attempts to loosen smog check requirements for older cars have failed to make it to the governor’s desk since 2016.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

By altering these histones, acetyl-CoA can loosen the way DNA is packaged.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026

The kind words from her parents made the knot in Sadako’s stomach loosen.

From "Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes" by Eleanor Coerr

When the structure loosens and opens, the genes become easier for the cell to activate.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 26, 2026

“A flurry of tankers have taken the chance to exit the gulf through the Strait of Hormuz, as Iran loosens its grip on the key waterway under conditions stipulated under the agreement,” the analysts add.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026

Some bigger changes will take place next week as high pressure loosens its grip.

From BBC ● Mar. 20, 2026

In the way a bowl of soup absorbs the cold and a room of steam loosens it.

From Salon ● Mar. 8, 2026

Takes another deep breath, loosens his harness a little.

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas

The room loosened into little clusters of women catching up and talking about what came next.

From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2026

The impact churned up and loosened the material around the crater, leaving it less dense and less able to hold onto heat after sunset.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026

The Buss family’s grip on the NBA’s glamor franchise loosened in 2025 when they relinquished their majority share to Mark Walter.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

Supermarkets' strict cosmetic rules mean "one tiny little hole can render the plant useless", he said, but some have temporarily loosened the rules.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

He loosened his cravat as if that would help him speak what she did not want spoken.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton

But O'Shea is adamant the ruling is what works for English rugby as a whole, and has warned against the impact of loosening the policy.

From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026

The specific loosening that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent wants is to count borrowing capacity at the Fed’s discount window toward meeting bank liquidity coverage rules.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 28, 2026

Last week, a Food and Drug Administration panel narrowly voted—with Kennedy’s support—to recommend the loosening of regulations around six peptides.

From Slate ● Jul. 29, 2026

By sauce No. 4 — Chickpotle, a creamy chickpea sauce with smoky chipotle and ghost pepper with a 4/10 heat level — Holland and Bernthal were loosening up and trading barbs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026

They were working together in the garden, loosening and turning over the packed soil of the beds.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee