loosening

Example Sentences

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Instead, some sodium atoms replace zinc atoms, slightly loosening the glass structure and changing its properties.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2026

Musk acquired Twitter in 2022 for $44 billion with an eye toward loosening the platform’s controls on speech.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

In addition to loosening the valve on submissions, many journals are further overheating the system by offering papers for what used to be study components.

From Slate • May 3, 2026

The television genre is showing no signs of loosening its grip on viewers, who have helped propel series into sprawling universes.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

He was probably right, but I refused my heart its loosening, kept it tight and impervious to him.

From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer