loosen
verb (used with object)
to unfasten or undo, as a bond or fetter.
will loosen
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future tenseof loosen.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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The U.S. government will loosen regulations for 12 peptides, reversing a 2023 ban for compounding pharmacies.
From Barron's ● Apr. 16, 2026
China’s Commerce Ministry said over the weekend that it will loosen its export restrictions on chips made by Netherlands-based Nexperia, hinting at a de-escalation of a weeks-long dispute triggered by U.S.-China trade tensions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2025
“Bending the River” is instead more akin to acupuncture: a jab that will loosen a tiny piece of the waterway from its concrete straitjacket so that it might do what nature intended: Water the land.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2023
The agreement will loosen restrictions on services and digital trade, which matches the UK's ambitions, and ties it in with some of the faster-growing nations.
From BBC ● Mar. 30, 2023
It will loosen the grasp of the creditor from the throat of the debtor.
From Money: Speech of Hon. John P. Jones, of Nevada, On the Free Coinage of Silver; in the United States Senate, May 12 and 13, 1890 by Jones, John P. (John Percival)
