unleashed; unleashing; unleashes
1
: to free from or as if from a leash : let loose
unleash the dogs
unleashing his anger
2
: to throw, shoot, or set in motion forcefully
unleashed a superb shot … to earn his side a point—
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The storm unleashed its fury.
The editorial unleashed a torrent of angry responses.
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Michael Saponara, Billboard, 17 Dec. 2024
In December 2010, the Arab Spring unleashed widespread anti-authoritarian protests and uprisings across the region, including in Syria.
—Sefa Secen / Made By History, TIME, 17 Dec. 2024
Playing a goldtop Les Paul — the entire night was heavy on Gibsons — Slash coaxed out a series of glistening, at times weepy notes from the instrument before propping the guitar onto his knee and unleashing a blues-rock run for the ages.
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 17 Dec. 2024
The Irish punk-poets unleashed an emotional track that’s become a battle cry for the downtrodden and forgotten, and which could only be written by these working-class Dublin natives.
—Charles Moss, SPIN, 17 Dec. 2024
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unleash
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un·leash
ˌən-ˈlēsh 
: to free from or as if from a leash
unleash a dog
the storm unleashed its fury
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