loosen
Example Sentences
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A landscaper loosens the roots on a purple sage just removed from its gallon pot to prepare it for planting.
From Los Angeles Times
"I tried to loosen up a little bit. It helped. I changed a bit also the way of how I played certain points. That helped me today, for sure."
From Barron's
French President Emmanuel Macron has made promoting local companies and loosening EU regulations a core tenet of his second term.
They represent the hope that old gadgets, not new mines, are the fastest way to loosen China’s chokehold over the supply of rare-earth metals that are essential for the modern world.
The expected stalling in the disinflation process in January likely played its part in slowing the pace of loosening monetary policy, Capital Economics economist Nicholas Farr said in a note to clients.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
