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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
  • ExxonMobil and Chevron, the two biggest US oil companies, reported gangbusters profits on Friday driven by the spike in global oil prices unleashed by the US-Iran war.
    Matt Egan, CNN Money, 31 July 2026
  • Denver Post via Getty Images On the night of July 31st, 1976, Colorado's monsoon season unleashed a torrential burst of rain from a nearly stationary thunderstorms across the Big Thompson Canyon between Estes Park and Loveland.
    Dave Aguilera, CBS News, 31 July 2026
Verb
  • Indeed, by then, the hypnotic spell had been cast across all of Europe, including on those liberated from the drab tyrannies of actually existing socialism.
    Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 28 July 2026
  • 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
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
  • But Jesus eventually heals the man and casts the demons into a herd of pigs, which tumble over a cliff and drown.
    John Blake, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Of the 1,032,963 ballots already cast, state officials say 959,805 mail-in ballots have been received.
    Paula Wethington, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Given the extent of the disruption to oil exports from the Middle East since the start of hostilities between Washington and Tehran, most of the hikes announced by OPEC+ since March have had a negligible impact on the physical crude market.
    Gaurav Sharma, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The project was announced less than 36 hours before the meeting.
    Adam Van Brimmer, AJC.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Riccio points out oftentimes the license plates to legal vehicles are removed or blocked, which keeps them from being traced on license plate readers.
    Jermont Terry, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Many chefs pull salmon when the thermometer reads about 125 to 130 degrees for medium, knowing carryover cooking will continue after it’s removed from the grill.
    Lynn Andriani, Martha Stewart, 1 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • And so the incumbent party lost, and then the Federal Reserve recognized its mistake, loosened in 2016, and the economy accelerated in 2017, 2018, 2019.
    David Frum, The Atlantic, 29 July 2026
  • 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

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