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released

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verb

past tense of release
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Recent Examples of released
Verb
Hur, following his investigation into Biden’s alleged mishandling of classified documents, released a lengthy report in February 2024 that concluded no criminal charges were warranted against Biden. Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026 Under Georgia law, a judge can decide whether a defendant serves that sentence in prison or on probation, so Colin Gray could be released Thursday. Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 30 July 2026 Guevara-Martinez was treated at the University of Kansas Hospital, and released into ICE custody pending removal proceedings. Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026 Falcons released Trevor Siemian and signed Cooper Rush, who practiced same-day after signing Monday. Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 29 July 2026 The Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office released body camera footage of the traffic stop on Wednesday. Angeline Jane Bernabe, ABC News, 29 July 2026 Destiny’s Child released their fifth and final album, Destiny Fulfilled, in 2004. Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 23 July 2026 An independent autopsy, the results of which were released after the interview dropped, found that Wells’ manner and cause of death could not yet be determined without further investigation. Adam England, PEOPLE, 22 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for released
Adjective
  • In fact, the vast majority of freed people remained in the South.
    Rodney Coates, The Conversation, 16 June 2026
  • Well, the Thirteenth Amendment left the country with 4 million freed slaves, undefined.
    David Frum, The Atlantic, 10 June 2026
Verb
  • Joshua unleashed a flurry of fists and finished Prenga with a right hook, sending the Albanian through the bottom of the ropes.
    ABC News, ABC News, 25 July 2026
  • However, that deal fell apart after the US unleashed a fresh wave of attacks on Iran in mid-July, following Iranian strikes on vessels in the choked Strait of Hormuz.
    Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 24 July 2026
Verb
  • He was born in western Ukraine and attended a military school in Kharkiv – the city liberated by Ukrainian forces in 2022 after a brutal Russian occupation early in the war.
    Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 21 July 2026
  • This story was discovered in a trove of 263 songs collected by Moisei Beregovsky, a Soviet Jewish ethnomusicologist who recorded Yiddish music from Jews in Ukraine just after they were liberated from the Romanian occupation in 1944.
    Shira Li Bartov, Sun Sentinel, 20 July 2026
Verb
  • Our meta-analysis estimated that lockdowns only saved between 6,000 and 23,000 lives in Europe and between 4,000 and 16,000 lives in the United States.
    Steve H. Hanke, Fortune, 29 July 2026
  • While many proponents of any AI innovation often lead with some metric on efficiency, such as time and cost saved, Kamimura was not quick to boil all their hard work to a mere number.
    Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 29 July 2026
Verb
  • The reveal of Brie Larson as Carol Danvers in Hall H in 2016 was big, not just as a casting announcement but as an unprecedented statement of intent.
    Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
  • There was no Multiverse Saga-level announcement of years to come; Feige chose to eschew from any television updates (sorry, VisionQuest) in favor of some movie casting news.
    Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 26 July 2026
Verb
  • That contrasts with the 'shock and awe' approach that underpinned the sweeping 'Liberation Day' levies announced in April 2025, which sent markets plummeting.
    Hugh Leask, CNBC, 27 July 2026
  • It was first announced during 2012’s Star Wars Celebration, with the voice cast including Green, Felicia Day, Donald Faison, Seth MacFarlane, Andy Richter, Jennifer Hale, and Zachary Levi.
    Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Verb
  • Their former leaders have been removed, and they’re now being run by a gay dictator facing internal divisions.
    Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
  • In fact, the film’s story would still be comprehensible if its few subtitles were removed (one of Murnau’s earlier silents — 1924’s The Last Laugh — has no titles whatsoever).
    Tim Page, The Washington Examiner, 25 July 2026
Verb
  • Relatedly, restitution may begin to address the pain that has become ubiquitous, an opportunity to unlatch the tentacle grips of oppression, which can be loosened through collective organizing, with something for everyone and not just a few.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 July 2026
  • Two weeks ago, his administration significantly loosened restrictions on the export of advanced semiconductor chips to the UAE, something Abu Dhabi has been wanting for years.
    Thomas Wright, The Atlantic, 25 July 2026

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