ISSUED Synonyms: 59 Similar and Opposite Words

issued

verb

past tense of issue

as in published

to produce and release for distribution in printed form plans to issue a monthly newsletter

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as in released

to throw or give off a volcano issuing vast clouds of hot ash

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Recent Examples of issued The second round of October Social Security payments for retirees, now capped at $5,181, will be issued today. — Adisa Hargett-Robinson, The Washington Examiner, 21 Oct. 2026 Fortunately, transparency logs account for much of that failure, but this measure requires parties to actively monitor massive feeds and works only after unauthorized certificates have been issued. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 20 Oct. 2026 In addition, Wrigley View Rooftop argues the Cubs have violated the terms of a confidentiality order issued by Coleman, who set parameters for the two sides to discuss which materials ought to be designated as confidential and sealed. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 20 Oct. 2026 Kurn continued speaking after being ruled out of order and Knight issued multiple warnings before asking officers to remove her. — Charlotte Observer, 20 Oct. 2026 Crash reported on southbound I-435 A traffic warning has been issued after a crash on I-435 from MO-78/23rd Street/Exit 61 to Stadium Drive. — Kansas City Star Bot, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2026 Some digital credentials require verification from the organization that issued them. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026 And on Monday and Tuesday, the two orders were issued to all parties involved, requiring them to justify why the court filings shouldn't be made public. — Cbs Miami Team, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026 The Fed in September issued its first rate increase since 2023. — Alex Harring, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026

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In its latest Global Financial Stability Report, published Tuesday, the IMF acknowledged hedge funds' role in supporting market liquidity and efficiency.

— Hugh Leask, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2026
The base employed around 1,300 military and civilian personnel, including roughly 1,070 military members, according to October 2025 figures published by the Town of Wainwright.

— Rebecca Schneid, Time, 18 Oct. 2026

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When released under conditions of acute stress, glucocorticoids power fight or flight by shunting metabolic energy away from processes such as digestion and toward the heart, lungs, brain and muscles.

— Maia Szalavitz, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
In Registan Square on Monday, Rubio’s Uzbek hosts released hundreds of pigeons into the sky and filled the vast space with local pop music.

— Reuters, NBC news, 20 Oct. 2026

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If the person behind the counter normally scans a static barcode or QR code printed on it, there is a reasonable chance a digital version can work.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026
After much hemming and hawing, Diplo selects an orange flower to purchase and posts a video to his Instagram stories in which the man holds up his shopping bag printed with a website for his wares.

— Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2026

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Because of its proportional representation system – voters cast one vote for a national party-list – even the largest parties rarely win more than 35 seats, and Israel has always had coalition governments.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 18 Oct. 2026
The glare cast by the 74%-lit waxing gibbous moon will hide fainter shooting stars for much of the night.

— Anthony Wood, Space.com, 17 Oct. 2026

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Copper atoms help verify the record intensity To check the intensity independently, the team directed the X-ray pulses onto a copper foil and examined the light emitted by its atoms.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
Nobel laureate Ernest Rutherford had already shown that radioactive materials sometimes emitted particles, naturally changing the makeup of their atomic nuclei.

— Andrea Richard, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2026

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The surrounding countryside, by comparison, was littered with large numbers of trees that were toppled as the shock waves produced by the exploding asteroid high above radiated downward.

— Micah Hanks, Space.com, 12 Oct. 2026
The film’s focus on the strange and unprecedented power dynamics in an industry that’s hurtling forward at all costs radiated off-screen as well.

— Hayden Field, The Verge, 8 Oct. 2026

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