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 With increasingly warm summers, many brands are also introducing additional April deliveries focused on true high-summer product. — Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026 Prosecutors say the aim of the plot was to permanently disrupt gas deliveries and prevent Russia from using the revenues to finance its military operations. — ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026 Trawlers are monitored by observers or cameras, as are deliveries at shoreside processing plants. — Annika Hammerschlag, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026 Step Back OPay took off in 2019 in Nigeria with ambitions to be a super app that offered various features, including motorcycle taxi bookings, food deliveries, and quick loans. — Yinka Adegoke, semafor.com, 12 Oct. 2026 Boeing is down about 10% since issuing its last release on orders and deliveries a month ago. — Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2026 Though the takeout option is no more, Richtand said Dank Bowls will continue home deliveries. — Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 12 Oct. 2026 First deliveries of the Type 01 are expected in the second half of 2027, though orders open early in the year. — Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 7 Oct. 2026
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  1. releases
  2. childbirths
  3. discharges
Noun
  • Although Wonder is an incremental development rather than a major catalyst on its own, we're encouraged by Meta's steady pace of AI releases following Muse Spark in April.
    — Kevin Stankiewicz,Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Ellison has long extolled his love of movies and appeared at the CinemaCon movie theater owners convention earlier this year to reiterate his commitment to theatrical releases.
    — Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of releases
Noun
  • The human neurons suffered severe, selective damage, mimicking the cellular breakdown that causes cerebral palsy in human infants during difficult childbirths.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2026
  • 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
Definition of childbirths
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  • In conventional lithium-sulfur batteries, each sulfur atom exchanges two electrons as the battery charges and discharges.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2026
  • That means there are fewer people left to make sure labs and clean rooms pass all the required safety checks during tests that involve extreme temperatures, pressures and electrical discharges.
    — Eric Niiler, Scientific American, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of discharges

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“Deliveries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deliveries. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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