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released

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verb

past tense of release
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Recent Examples of released
Verb
The voyage produced a 24 percent reduction in fuel consumption, according to measurements released by the maritime energy company. Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2026 After being sedated, the bobcat was later released near Forbes Creek, close to the natural habitat where it was found, police said. Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2026 Amid these changes, global management consulting firm Kearney released their sixth annual Circular Fashion Index report (CFX). Cleo Levin, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2026 Vote for this year’s player of the year is expected to be released in December. Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2026 She was finally released from the hospital on May 5, which was supposed to be her due date, and has since lived a healthy life. Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 2 Sep. 2026 Identities of the firefighters and details of their injuries have not been released. Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 2 Sep. 2026 But subsequent investigation found that 60% to 80% of the grove’s trees were scorched, according to a report released Tuesday from the fire’s Burned Area Emergency Response team. Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026 The studio has released seven titles that have won 10 Emmy Awards and two Annie Awards, with voice talent including Glenn Close, Jennifer Hudson, Ethan Hawke, John Legend, Lupita Nyong’o, Daisy Ridley and Oprah Winfrey. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 27 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for released
Adjective
  • The freed captives, mostly women and children, were among over 300 kidnap victims freed by Nigerian forces this week.
    ABC News, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026
  • In fact, the vast majority of freed people remained in the South.
    Rodney Coates, The Conversation, 16 June 2026
Verb
  • But Onslaught doesn’t interrogate or even look at the military industrial complex with much interest beyond the notion that its fictional super soldiers were created to be unleashed upon civilian populaces.
    Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026
  • And these startling figures do not reflect the food crises that could be unleashed this year by rising energy and fertilizer prices, decreases in grain exports from Russia and Ukraine, and an intensifying El Niño weather pattern.
    Anna Nelson, Foreign Affairs, 4 Sep. 2026
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  • As a young medic in the US, Soldner saw those drawings when his division liberated the camp.
    Sarah Douglas, ARTnews.com, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Chad Tracy is an attention-to-detail kind of guy, which helps explain why the Boston Red Sox liberated him from Triple-A obscurity in April to be their interim manager after Alex Cora was let go.
    Steve Buckley, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Instead of traditional quality metrics, the focus shifts to better decisions, time saved, risks avoided and revenue created.
    Kevin Campbell, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Amazon estimates advertisers saved more than $8 billion from 2021 through 2025 because its auction system considers ad relevance instead of simply selecting the highest bidder.
    Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • While both cast themselves as fighters against corruption in Washington, Manzur has argued that Pappas has long been beholden to political donors, particularly the pro-Israel lobby.
    ABC News, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Counterbalancing him is a young actor cast to play one of the show’s decoys (an excellent Skylar Gisondo), whose guilelessness only magnifies the film’s sense of Hansen as a man constructed entirely out of TV-friendly sheen.
    Nate Jones, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Iceland voted against resuming talks to join the European Union, officials announced Sunday, as concerns over sovereignty trumped arguments for European integration.
    Lauren Morganbesser, semafor.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • And Turkey's 25-year gas import contract with Iran expired at the end of July, with no successor long-term deal announced.
    Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • His lone interception was the only blemish before the Longhorns removed him with a 42-7 third-quarter lead.
    Manny Navarro, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Crews first removed the suspension system from an underground launch facility earlier this year.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Stein attributed the drop to a lengthening backlog for accounts receivable as Nvidia has loosened payment terms for its many backstopping deals.
    Tobias Burns, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Sure, his back may have loosened more with each completion Daniels made last Friday.
    Rick Stroud, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Aug. 2026

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“Released.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/released. Accessed 6 Sep. 2026.

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