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third-person singular simple present unleashes, present participle unleashing, simple past and past participle unleashed
(transitive) To free from a leash, or as from a leash. examples
(figurative) To let go; to release. quotations examples
As Bent pulled away to the far post, Agbonlahor opted to go it alone, motoring past Gary Caldwell before unleashing a shot into the roof of the net.
2011 October 1, John Sinnott, “Aston Villa 2 - 0 Wigan”, in BBC Sport
Storm Charlie had raged throught [sic] the night and was unleashing further gusts on the morning that RAIL was due to inspect a vegetation management project in Kent. Bit by bit, the train timetable unravelled. A trip beginning at Bradford-on-Avon belatedly reached Bath, but that turned out to be journey's end.
2020 June 3, Andrew Mourant, “A safer railway in a greener habitat”, in Rail, page 58
(figurative) To precipitate; to bring about. quotations examples
People who talk about an imminent possibility of war seldom pose this question: What would North Korea’s leadership get from unleashing a war that they are likely to lose in weeks, if not days?
2013 April 9, Andrei Lankov, “Stay Cool. Call North Korea’s Bluff.”, in New York Times