as in delivered
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1
as in unleashed
to set free (from a state of being held in check)
the losing player released his anger with a great yell of frustration
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as in gave way (to)
to find emotional release for
tried to find other ways of releasing tension than by chewing her fingernails
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as in freed
to set free (as from slavery or confinement)
release the prisoners immediately
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as in liberated
to set free from entanglement or difficulty
the new governor finally managed to release himself from his rash campaign promise
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as in cast
to throw or give off
an air freshener that releases a pleasing scent into the room
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as in announced
to make known openly or publicly
the panel of nutritionists released their findings on the safety and effectiveness of various diets
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as in removed
to let go from office, service, or employment
they released the workers who couldn't handle the new technology
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Recent Examples of released
Steven Yablonski, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
Ginn was released on $1,000 bond.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 13 Apr. 2026
Amalia and her parents, Stiven Arrieta Prieto and Kheilin Valero Marcano, were released in early February.
—Sarah Stillman, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
Individual awards such as Player of the Year, Offensive Player of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year, Newcomer of the Year and Coach of the Year will be released throughout the week.
—Charles Baggarly
april 6, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Apr. 2026
Captain has been released from jail after a judge set bail at $250,000, and he is set to enter a plea on April 9, court records show.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 6 Apr. 2026
Investigators have not released details of a motive in the shooting, and have not said if other family members were present.
—Mark Price
april 6, Charlotte Observer, 6 Apr. 2026
Adidas made $437 million from the first batch of its Yeezy shoes released after severing ties with West, some of which benefited organizations including the Anti-Defamation League and a non-profit founded by George Floyd’s brother.
—Conor Murray, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
What scant information is available suggests a similar form factor and feature set to the first Switch released back in 2017.
—Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025
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Few details have been released, but Miami police told CBS News Miami that shortly before midnight, officers received a ShotSpotter alert near the main stage in the area of Northeast 2nd Avenue and 62nd Street.
—Steven Yablonski, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
Ginn was released on $1,000 bond.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 13 Apr. 2026
Amalia and her parents, Stiven Arrieta Prieto and Kheilin Valero Marcano, were released in early February.
—Sarah Stillman, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
Individual awards such as Player of the Year, Offensive Player of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year, Newcomer of the Year and Coach of the Year will be released throughout the week.
—Charles Baggarly
april 6, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Apr. 2026
Captain has been released from jail after a judge set bail at $250,000, and he is set to enter a plea on April 9, court records show.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 6 Apr. 2026
Investigators have not released details of a motive in the shooting, and have not said if other family members were present.
—Mark Price
april 6, Charlotte Observer, 6 Apr. 2026
Adidas made $437 million from the first batch of its Yeezy shoes released after severing ties with West, some of which benefited organizations including the Anti-Defamation League and a non-profit founded by George Floyd’s brother.
—Conor Murray, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
What scant information is available suggests a similar form factor and feature set to the first Switch released back in 2017.
—Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for released
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McTavish handled the puck in the middle of the left circle and unleashed a wrist shot through traffic that beat Wallstedt.—
Oc Register,
Oc Register,
15 Apr. 2026
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The 1980s unleashed a passionate wave of student protests and artistic flowering to disassemble the island’s brutal dictatorship.—
Michelle Kuo,
The Dial,
14 Apr. 2026
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He was freed from jail on March 31, after posting $190,000 through a bond company, court records show.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
14 Apr. 2026
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Law enforcement freed him after consulting with prosecutors who recommended against filing charges at this time, with investigations underway.—
Corey Williams,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Apr. 2026
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Igra and her mother were still living there when Russian and Cossack forces liberated them, as Igra said during her Eskaton talk.—
Graham Womack,
Sacbee.com,
14 Apr. 2026
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Maybe the mere fact of having been born illustrious, with no apparent faults, with nothing to prove or to be ashamed of, had liberated John from the resentments the rest of us feel, and from the cunning and ambition such resentments fuel.—
Jeffrey Eugenides,
New Yorker,
4 Apr. 2026
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Denise Lieberman, director and general counsel for the Missouri Voter Protection Coalition, an organization that champions accessible elections, said the signs serve no purpose, since they’re tied to eligibility, which would be vetted by election officials before a ballot is cast.—
Jack Harvel
April 10,
Kansas City Star,
10 Apr. 2026
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The feds would refuse to send ballots to people deemed ineligible to cast them.—
George Skelton,
Mercury News,
10 Apr. 2026
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On that trip, the couple announced Meghan's pregnancy with Archie.—
Helen Murphy,
PEOPLE,
14 Apr. 2026
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The deal announced early Tuesday comes after LAUSD and the unions for teachers and school administrators reached tentative agreements Sunday on new contracts.—
Sarah Lynch Baldwin,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
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Two of the four lanes would need to be removed to add bus and bike lanes, which could increase vehicle commute times.—
James Taylor,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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The team will require a substantial amount of space to removed, repurposed and store roughly 6,500 components.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Apr. 2026
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For Americans chasing a Canadian passport, the rules may have loosened but the red tape hasn’t.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 2026
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The day when everything around her began to shake and the lumps that embraced her loosened their grip and the tool tossed her through the air, she was spared from being sliced in two by the metal edge.—
María Ospina,
The Dial,
31 Mar. 2026
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The son jumped from the roof of the home to a neighboring building, where he was rescued by firefighters on a ladder truck, Cruz said.—
Mike Darnay,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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The contract, Manson notes, almost certainly rescued an otherwise ailing Palantir from corporate oblivion.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Released.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/released. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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