loosen
verb (used with object)
to unfasten or undo, as a bond or fetter.
are loosening
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present progressiveof loosen.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Fu called Lin’s release “wonderful news” but doesn’t believe Chinese authorities are loosening their grip on religious freedom.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2024
"I will also be watching for signs of slowing in consumer spending and signs that labor market conditions are loosening."
From Reuters ● Aug. 5, 2023
Some of Asia’s holdouts on Covid restrictions, including Hong Kong and Taiwan, are loosening their protocols in attempts to revive their economies and catch up with other countries easing pandemic measures.
From New York Times ● Sep. 25, 2022
Many of them also are loosening coronavirus preboarding testing requirements.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 29, 2022
Political Formation.—The nation coalesces—The ties with France and Rome are loosening or breaking—A new source of power, Westminster—Formation, importance, privileges of Parliament under the Plantagenets—Spirit of the Commons—Their Norman bargains—Comparison with France 248 III.
From A Literary History of the English People From the Origins to the Renaissance by Jusserand, Jean Jules
