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Finally, America’s housing market is starting to loosen up. Samantha Delouya, CNN, 16 Sep. 2024 How to implement it in an environment where schools recruit, where transfer rules have been loosened up so that athletes can switch schools more easily, that’s been the real challenge. Alex Sherman, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2024 The job-switching premium is narrowing as the labor market loosens up and employers are less motivated to hire. Courtenay Brown, Axios, 2 Oct. 2024 Stir your fruit and/or veggies around in the mixture to loosen up leftover dirt and impurities. Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 6 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for loosen (up) 

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“Loosen (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loosen%20%28up%29. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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