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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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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
Three of the deliveries were supposed to be made to Edwardsville, Illinois, two to Shakopee, Minnesota, and one to Oswego, Illinois, according to charging documents.
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Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2026
The governing body added that starting from Saturday's afternoon session - which sees both Canada and Sweden in action - two officials will move to observing deliveries across the four matches.
—CBS News, 14 Feb. 2026
Goodblend received its license in 2017, began deliveries in 2019 and opened its first retail store in Austin in 2023.
—Miriam Fauzia, Dallas Morning News, 14 Feb. 2026
Naturally, the longer NBC can keep its deliveries up at a Mont Blanc altitude, the better these Games will be for its bottom line.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 13 Feb. 2026
More than a year after an underground fire shut down part of Charles Street near Mount Vernon, nearby businesses say the disruption continues to hurt foot traffic and deliveries.
—Todd Karpovich, Baltimore Sun, 13 Feb. 2026
After an extraordinarily dry handful of years, this year or next could easily be the one that drops those deliveries out of compliance.
—Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 13 Feb. 2026
The refrigerated deliveries are flexible based on your schedule and feature eco-friendly packaging.
—Trisha Easto, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026
No deliveries actually took place, prosecutors said.
—Jason Green, Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2026
Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2026
The governing body added that starting from Saturday's afternoon session - which sees both Canada and Sweden in action - two officials will move to observing deliveries across the four matches.
—CBS News, 14 Feb. 2026
Goodblend received its license in 2017, began deliveries in 2019 and opened its first retail store in Austin in 2023.
—Miriam Fauzia, Dallas Morning News, 14 Feb. 2026
Naturally, the longer NBC can keep its deliveries up at a Mont Blanc altitude, the better these Games will be for its bottom line.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 13 Feb. 2026
More than a year after an underground fire shut down part of Charles Street near Mount Vernon, nearby businesses say the disruption continues to hurt foot traffic and deliveries.
—Todd Karpovich, Baltimore Sun, 13 Feb. 2026
After an extraordinarily dry handful of years, this year or next could easily be the one that drops those deliveries out of compliance.
—Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 13 Feb. 2026
The refrigerated deliveries are flexible based on your schedule and feature eco-friendly packaging.
—Trisha Easto, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026
No deliveries actually took place, prosecutors said.
—Jason Green, Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deliveries
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The study also noted that many of these companies guaranteed some news outlets would cover the press releases, and were essentially flooding the space with garbage crypto information dressed up to look like reliable news.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
16 Feb. 2026
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With around $40 million stateside, and another $40 million internationally, the film appears poised to break Hollywood's string of box office flops as the industry continues to fret over the increasingly dire economics of theatrical releases.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
16 Feb. 2026
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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
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In some Michigan counties, Medicaid covers more than half of all childbirths.—
Kristen Jordan Shamus,
Freep.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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The implication is that would also push out the date for automatic discharges of applicable student loans to be after July 2027, as well.—
Adam S. Minsky,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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Similar language changes were made to soften restrictions on groundwater discharges, and protections for the environment.—
Geoff Brumfiel,
NPR,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Deliveries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deliveries. Accessed 17 Feb. 2026.
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