released 1 of 2

released

2 of 2

verb

past tense of release
1
2
3
4
5
6
7

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of released
Verb
Destiny’s Child released their fifth and final album, Destiny Fulfilled, in 2004. Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 23 July 2026 The county has not released estimates of how much each tax credit would be worth on average. Ilana Arougheti july 23, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026 Last Thursday, the Navy’s top spokesman, Rear Admiral John Robinson, released a policy that mandated the sea service remove all public-facing information about its commanding officers. ABC News, 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 More recently, podcaster, producer and Unwell founder Alex Cooper expanded her company's slate with Unwell Winter Games, a reality competition series released on YouTube. Jacqueline Jevtich, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026 In a blistering statement released after Wednesday’s vote, the mayor’s office blasted the commission and longtime Chair Robb Pitts, who recently lost his reelection bid to former Commissioner Mo Ivory. Shaddi Abusaid, AJC.com, 16 July 2026 Video released by Iranian state media shows patients being evacuated from Shahid Baghaei Hospital in Iran’s southwestern city of Ahvaz on Wednesday. Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 16 July 2026 He was released in May from the Ada County Jail, where he was being held on a $100,000 bond. Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 15 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
  • Fraxiom The match started at a War Raiders pace before Axiom was unleashed and landed a picture-perfect moonsault onto the War Raiders.
    Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026
  • Over the last week, the country has once again been witness to the deadly consequences ICE has repeatedly unleashed on our streets.
    Kica Matos, Time, 17 July 2026
Verb
  • At first, Kelela felt liberated by the scene’s sense of freedom.
    Jack Irvin, PEOPLE, 13 July 2026
  • Her parents arrived in America with her older sister in 1947 after getting liberated from Auschwitz concentration camp and losing most of their family in the Holocaust.
    Michelle L. Quinn, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2026
Verb
  • Despite arriving in February 1992 with no coaching experience whatsoever, Keegan saved Newcastle from the precipice.
    James Pearce, New York Times, 22 July 2026
  • Firefighters battled the blaze inside the village and saved all the local homes, even if two barns went up in flames, Moreno said, adding that the firefighters should receive as much admiration as the soccer players who won the World Cup on Sunday.
    ABC News, ABC News, 22 July 2026
Verb
  • Deep overhanging eaves cast long shadows across geometric leadlight windows, while thick bands of locally quarried sandstone wrap the base – Griffin’s signature, written not in ink but in stone.
    Natalie Hoberman, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026
  • Crutchfield said Midland covers a large geographic portion of the county but has no early voting location, requiring many residents to drive to Concord or the Cabarrus Arena to cast ballots before Election Day.
    Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 18 July 2026
Verb
  • In a statement released Friday, the NFL stated that an investigation concluded that Gold provided confidential information about the Cardinals’ 2026 NFL draft selections before they were publicly announced.
    Doug Haller, New York Times, 20 July 2026
  • The death comes a day after the Pentagon announced the fatalities of two service members in Jordan.
    Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
Verb
  • At the same time, Nigerian President Bola Tinubu’s vast economic reforms sparked high inflation after fuel subsidies were removed three years ago and the currency was devalued.
    ABC News, ABC News, 19 July 2026
  • In Utah, a yearlong audit of voter registration released in May found 27 noncitizens who were removed from voter rolls out of more than 2 million voters.
    Bart Jansen, USA Today, 18 July 2026
Verb
  • That’s not something most people talked about or perhaps even knew about as officials loosened development regulations to boost housing construction.
    Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 July 2026
  • These guidelines were loosened after the team's first two matches.
    Jamie Gray, NBC news, 9 July 2026

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Released.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/released. Accessed 26 Jul. 2026.

More from Merriam-Webster on released

Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

More from Merriam-Webster