Thesaurus results for DELIVERY

delivery

noun

di-ˈli-v(ə-)rē

Definition of delivery

as in release

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 childbirth

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

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Recent Examples of delivery Residents say the notices represent just a fraction of what occurs at the site, including noxious odors and noisy truck deliveries when people are trying to sleep. — Blanca Begert, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026 There are also some interesting features of the actual delivery of the first two as well. — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026 Currently, those plants are using diesel — driving up costs — because a vessel laden with a delivery of natural gas was blocked from entering the San Juan Bay for two weeks given its size. — Danica Coto, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026 Walk the customer experience as a team, from user experience to product or service delivery. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for delivery

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Noun

In the Philippines, only 32 of 88 first-half releases played in cinemas.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026
Hill remained through the band’s many lineup changes, playing on every studio album from its 1974 debut, Rocka Rolla, through its 2024 release, Invincible Shield, and contributing to the forthcoming follow-up.

— SPIN Staff, SPIN, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of release

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The 44-year-old also thanked her medical team, while mentioning a challenging childbirth experience.

— Anna Halkidis, Parents, 29 Sep. 2026
Without affordable medical care or social welfare, people die of tooth decay and childbirth and exposure to the cold come winter.

— Kathryn Schulz, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026

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Crank is not one of the four Republicans who have signed the second discharge petition.

— David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 5 Oct. 2026
The court recognized that an employer’s authority to terminate an at-will employee can be limited when a discharge violates fundamental public policy.

— William Jones, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026