issued

verb

past tense of issue
1
as in published
to produce and release for distribution in printed form plans to issue a monthly newsletter

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2
as in released
to throw or give off a volcano issuing vast clouds of hot ash

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Recent Examples of issued Residents fled in panic as tsunami warnings were issued and later lifted. — ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026 Days after that decree was issued, a senior IRGC official – political deputy Brig. — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026 Panettiere issued a statement following his 2020 arrest on eight domestic violence charges. — Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 18 Aug. 2026 On August 1, Savannah, 54, issued another plea for help finding her elderly mother. — Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 18 Aug. 2026 About 63% of camera citations issued to vehicles with Virginia tags remain outstanding from 2025. — Tara Lynch, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026 But through June, NYPD issued fewer than 500 tickets for this. — Richard Robbins, New York Daily News, 18 Aug. 2026 The Herald has reported that the Boston Police Department ignored all 57 immigration detainer requests issued by federal authorities last year. — Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 18 Aug. 2026 Within a half hour of White’s pregame comments, Fever team president Kelly Krauskopf issued a statement of support for her head coach. — Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for issued
  1. published
  2. released
  3. printed
  4. cast
  5. emitted
  6. radiated
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  • Yesterday, OpenAI president Greg Brockman published an essay called The Defender’s Window, using the Hugging Face incident as his opening example.
    — Ashish Bhatia, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Right Now, published by Random House, and is a contributor to The Washington Post, Food & Wine, Saveur and Delish.
    — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of published
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  • Hernandez was released the same day on a $50,000 personal recognizance bond with certain conditions, including not to operate any boats or vessels.
    — Martin Goillandeau, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
  • After being jailed, Frederick Spears posted bond and was released.
    — Doug Myers, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of released
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  • All of these texts have been printed and laid-out in shots that showcase the variety of fonts and paper stocks used.
    — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The House Administration Committee opened its investigation in 2023, focusing in part on ActBlue’s previous practice of not requiring donors to provide the security code, known as a CVV, printed on their credit cards.
    — Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of printed
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  • Finally, the Amanda Committee’s Golden Clapper went to casting directirs Mette Holme Nielsen and Jannecke Bervell for their contributions to Norwegian film over more than 30 years.
    — Marta Balaga, Variety, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Panettiere’s death has since cast a spotlight on Hickerson, while extensive public records reviewed by NBC News detail his trail of financial and legal troubles.
    — Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of cast
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  • Led by researchers at the University of Cambridge, the mission aims to detect the faint 21-centimeter radio line emitted by early hydrogen atoms operating at low frequencies (10–50 MHz), a signal never before directly observed.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Amazingly, all this energy from the supernova is only a small fraction (about 1 percent) of the total that’s emitted!
    — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of emitted
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  • The extended chords radiated color, but despite the influence of hip-hop and video-game music, the playing felt less mischievous than relentlessly mechanical.
    — Rae-Aila Crumble, Pitchfork, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Gomez radiated in another stunning look for a Rare Beginnings campaign video.
    — Christina Perrier, InStyle, 28 July 2026
Definition of radiated

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