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past tense of release
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Recent Examples of released
Verb
Democrats hold just a five-percentage-point lead over Republicans about a month and a half out from the 2026 midterm elections, according to a new NBC News poll that was released on Sunday. — Carter Schroppe, The Washington Examiner, 21 Sep. 2026 On New Year’s Eve, Lindsay checked herself into McLean Psychiatric Hospital, where she was treated for depression, and days later released seventeen days before the murder. — Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 21 Sep. 2026 Andrew McCutchen and Carlos Santana, both 39, were released last month. — ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026 Following the bombshell story, the palace released a rare statement refuting Spencer’s claims. — Staff Author, InStyle, 21 Sep. 2026 Federal judges have granted thousands of rulings ordering that detainees be released or granted bond hearings. — Ryan J. Foley, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026 There’s reportedly particular anger about an excerpt that was released early. — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 21 Sep. 2026 The victim was treated by medics at the scene and released, Public Safety said. — Mike Darnay, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026 That last movie is The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth, which just released a trailer. — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 21 Sep. 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
  • In April, Collins unleashed multiple fronts of attack at a news conference, handing out a 13-page dossier covering past Donalds associates, stock trades and votes in Congress.
    — Michael Van Sickler, Sun Sentinel, 23 Sep. 2026
  • From SheetsGate to purposefully washing Joy’s uniforms with rags, the laundry room has unleashed something deranged in Gen.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • We were taught by a gruff cockney called Fred Waring, who had participated in the D-Day landings in a regiment that had fought its way across Europe towards Berlin and liberated the concentration camp at Belsen.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Sep. 2026
  • While maybe not what anyone would call a feminist show, Charlie’s Angels did come along right when women were first being liberated on network TV.
    — Michael Callahan, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Letter writers recalled how Paden saved his father’s life when a cow nearly stomped him to death in a field, after the elder Paden came between the cow and her calf.
    — Glenn Rice, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2026
  • New players, new coach — Roberto De Zerbi was only hired in late March and saved the team from relegation — but the same old cultural problems?
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The leadership of the Board of Regents is also cast in an unforgiving light.
    — Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Plot and casting details remain under wraps, but the project is co-written with Fatrick Tabada (Flower Girl), marking Jadaone’s return to the genre that helped establish her as a local favorite nearly a decade after Love You To The Stars And Back.
    — Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 26 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • On Sunday, Zoo Atlanta announced two giant pandas arrived from China, just days after Xi said Beijing was sending the bears.
    — Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2026
  • VMAs 2026 Winners The Hollywood Reporter will update the Video Music Awards winners list as they’re announced live.
    — Erin Lassner, HollywoodReporter, 27 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Abascal was removed from the building on a stretcher and placed in an ambulance before she was driven away from the neighborhood.
    — Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Since production has never been transparent about exactly what went down during her surgery, Kari has only her blurry memory combined with the accounts of cameramen who were in the operating room documenting it — until they were removed.
    — Marlow Stern, Variety, 24 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Teen-pregnancy rates have dropped dramatically, women have far more educational and professional opportunities, and social norms that stigmatized childlessness have loosened.
    — Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Things loosened considerably when an Argentina trip with polo player and model Nacho Figueras came up.
    — Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 11 Sep. 2026

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“Released.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/released. Accessed 28 Sep. 2026.

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