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unleash

verb as in let loose

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An elusive victory would allow him to make the case that the devastating war he unleashed nearly four years ago was worth it, after all.

The first rate cut is easing pressure on borrowers without unleashing excess demand.

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A magnitude 9 or higher earthquake in this region would unleash catastrophic shaking, followed by tsunamis and landslides that multiply the destruction.

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Islamic State emerged from the chaos of Iraq after the American invasion in 2003 and took advantage of the instability unleashed in Syria by the Arab Spring to capture swaths of territory.

They are antagonizing the locals in hopes that someone will throw a punch, which could then used to justify unleashing even more fascist violence.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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