Definitions
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- verb Present participle of
loosen .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an occurrence of control or strength weakening
- noun the act of making something less tight
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Examples
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And of course atmospheric belt loosening is not possible; there is no extra space to put our carbon emissions.
Dr. Gary Ginsberg: Toxic Air: The Health Risks of Pollution Dr. Gary Ginsberg 2010
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Those with a materialist mindset seem quite comfortable in loosening up their evidential thresholds whenever it suits them.
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And the sadder they look (pages loosening from the binding — the worst!) the more beloved they are to me.
william saroyan | part II « poetry dispatch & other notes from the underground 2010
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And the sadder they look (pages loosening from the binding — the worst!) the more beloved they are to me.
January « 2010 « poetry dispatch & other notes from the underground 2010
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And of course atmospheric belt loosening is not possible; there is no extra space to put our carbon emissions.
Dr. Gary Ginsberg: Toxic Air: The Health Risks of Pollution Dr. Gary Ginsberg 2010
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It certainly helped in loosening his lips about how he got involved in the project and what he's doing for it right now.
Luke Goss Compares Superhero Film ‘Magdalena’ To ‘DaVinci Code With Substance’ » MTV Movies Blog 2008
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The President notified Congress when this program went on line and they appeared to be singularly uninterested in loosening FISA to allow surveillance of enemy telecommunications.
Balkinization 2007
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The President notified Congress when this program went on line and they appeared to be singularly uninterested in loosening FISA to allow surveillance of enemy telecommunications.
Balkinization 2007
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The President notified Congress when this program went on line and they appeared to be singularly uninterested in loosening FISA to allow surveillance of enemy telecommunications.
Balkinization 2007
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The President notified Congress when this program went on line and they appeared to be singularly uninterested in loosening FISA to allow surveillance of enemy telecommunications.
Balkinization 2007
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