unleash
verb (used with object)
to release from or as if from a leash; set loose to pursue or run at will.
unleashed
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past participleof unleash.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof unleash.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
unleashverb (used with object)to release from or as if from a leash; set loose to pursue or run at will.
Example Sentences
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But Zhu's brand of market reformism, which lifted millions out of poverty but unleashed inequality, fell out of vogue with the ascent of Xi Jinping in 2012.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
The central question remains whether Japan will become an economy where reforms have unleashed more animal spirits and spurred investment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
Leading the charge is the Defense Department, which unleashed a spree of deals securing equity in future gallium producer Atlantic Alumina and Canadian mining company Trilogy Metals.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026
Cosmo itched so much from allergies that he constantly scratched himself raw and unleashed a howl when we were gone for too long, so loud and haunting that my neighbor thought it was a siren.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
Except, I could imagine him sitting between Mom and Nana, kicking me under the table as my brother unleashed his most embarrassing stories about me.
From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson
