deliveries

noun

plural of delivery
1
as in releases
a freeing from an obligation or responsibility the school bell signaled our delivery from the tortures of math class

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2
as in childbirths
the act or process of giving birth to children her second delivery took only three hours

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Recent Examples of deliveries Customers could receive the drone deliveries in as fast as 30 minutes, Amazon said in a news release. — ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026 Amazon, which has been making drone deliveries in Darlington since February, said its drone operated as designed and made a safe landing. — Annie Palmer, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2026 But that could change if lawmakers choose not to pass legislation safeguarding distillery deliveries before the legislative session ends on August 31. — Darrielle Fair, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026 Upcoming deliveries of Boeing 737 MAX 10 aircraft will have 24 first class seats. — Ted Reed, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 More than 19,000 residents are sleeping in makeshift shelters after thousands of homes, schools, clinics and places of worship were damaged, as landslides and blocked roads slow emergency deliveries. — Firdia Lisnawati, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026 In parts of Texas, customers can receive drone deliveries from national brands and local businesses. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 11 Aug. 2026 Raytheon also expects its manufacturing investments to support faster deliveries. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 10 Aug. 2026 Metz is also partnering with digital health company Ro, a telehealth company that offers online appointments and at-home treatment deliveries. — Sameen Chaudhry, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deliveries
  1. releases
  2. childbirths
  3. discharges
Noun
  • In a post that circulated online on Thursday, Cyberleek framed the security breach as a protest against the gaming industry’s shift toward all-digital releases, a trend that has sparked backlash among players.
    — Angela Yang, NBC news, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The releases are slated to extend between this fall and the end of next year.
    — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of releases
Noun
  • Congo's has among the world's highest rates of both childbirths per woman and deaths around childbirth.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Many women may not be aware at all that private details of their childbirths were shared with law enforcement.
    — Shoshana Walter, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
Definition of childbirths
Noun
  • The suit against the ethanol plant also alleged some excess discharges of chlorine and nitrogen ammonia.
    — Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026
  • In addition, this information could allow sewage treatment plant managers to regularly monitor their discharges.
    — Joan Rose, The Conversation, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of discharges

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