Loose
Loosening
Loosening noun - The act of making something less tight.
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Loosening and Loose. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/loose/loosening
Loose & Loosening. N.p., 2016. Web. 01 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/loose/loosening>.
Loosening or Loose. 2016. Accessed August 01, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/loose/loosening.
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