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past tense of release
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adjective

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Recent Examples of released
Adjective
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 In the National Academies' most recent decadal survey released in 2022, a panel of researchers recommended NASA continue with the MSR program but stated the program's cost should not undermine other planetary science missions. Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 8 Jan. 2025 New episodes will be released weekly and available to stream on Hulu. Ben Travers, IndieWire, 8 Jan. 2025 Speculation that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are on the hook ramped up recently after the Treasury Department released a roadmap for how removing the two entities from conservatorship would work. Christopher White, Baltimore Sun, 8 Jan. 2025 The individual, whose identity hasn’t been released, was quickly restrained by fellow passengers and later detained by state troopers. Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 8 Jan. 2025 Judging by the nearly 45 minutes of trailers and assorted promotional material that have been released to date, Kojima is doubling down on everything that made the original such a brilliant, odd classic. Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025 He was released from prison in October 2019. Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 8 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for released
Verb
  • Then, the massive devastation of Beirut’s port blast in 2020 unleashed a shock wave explosion that destroyed the cinema complex in the city’s nightlife district.
    Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Dec. 2024
  • The transformative ride unleashed a range of emotions.
    Ashley Vega, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • But she’s also been freed in a way.
    Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2025
  • The Kremlin on Thursday freed Ksenia Karelina, a Russian-American ballerina sentenced to 12 years in prison for donating to a Ukrainian charity, in exchange for a man accused of funneling military-grade electronics from the United States to Russia’s armed forces.
    Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 10 Apr. 2025
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  • Significantly more information is missed every day without a wider net for data being cast across South County communities.
    Tammy Murga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 July 2025
  • During his Nip/Tuck run, McMahon was cast as the Marvel villain Victor Von Doom, a.k.a.
    Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 5 July 2025
Verb
  • To worsen matters, it was announced on Saturday that Cam Thomas, the team’s leading scorer, will miss the remainder of the 2024-25 season because of a left hamstring strain suffered in Thursday’s loss to the Chicago Bulls.
    C.J. Holmes, New York Daily News, 16 Mar. 2025
  • Fans of the Land of Oz attraction in the North Carolina mountains were distraught over its sudden, announced closing on Friday.
    Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 16 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Switching to Bournemouth removed Adams from the frenzy and bright lights that surround Leeds.
    Felipe Cardenas, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Though once common in the Atlantic, gray whales were hunted and removed from that ocean about 300 years ago—and only five or so have been seen in the last 15 years there and in the Mediterranean.
    Danielle Hall, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • That stance loosened about 15 years ago, primarily in baseball.
    Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 21 Mar. 2025
  • In 2020, officials loosened the program's rules as pandemic lockdowns took effect — which prosecutors assert left the door open for abuse.
    Kyle Stokes, Axios, 19 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Over the weekend, the North Carolina Department of Public Safety issued a mandatory evacuation for people in the county living near the blazes.
    Kevin Sabet, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025
  • Authorities issued an arrest warrant for Vaughn following an investigation by the Greenwood Criminal Investigation Division, police reported.
    Penny Weaver, arkansasonline.com, 24 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • This article was originally published by Glamour Spain.
    Arancha Gamo, Glamour, 5 Jan. 2025
  • In photos published by DeuxMoi, a smiling Jackman is seen holding his phone up toward Burnett, 91, while sitting beside her in the theater and the rest of the audience is looking towards them.
    Escher Walcott, People.com, 5 Jan. 2025

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