1
as in unleashing
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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2
as in giving way (to)
to find emotional release for
tried to find other ways of releasing tension than by chewing her fingernails
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3
as in freeing
to set free (as from slavery or confinement)
release the prisoners immediately
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4
as in saving
to set free from entanglement or difficulty
the new governor finally managed to release himself from his rash campaign promise
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5
as in casting
to throw or give off
an air freshener that releases a pleasing scent into the room
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6
as in announcing
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 removing
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 releasing
After releasing albums across genres, both country and dance music, there has been growing speculation that the last project in the trilogy could be a rock album.
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Caché McClay, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
Fortunately, Dyson has saved the day, releasing a travel version of its popular Supersonic hair dryer.
—Charley Ward, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Apr. 2026
Growth hormone-releasing hormone (GHRH) speeds growth hormone release.
—Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2026
Growth hormone-releasing hormone (GHRH) acts as the accelerator.
—Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 29 Apr. 2026
Pentagon In a letter sent to the GAO in March, Merkley and the other lawmakers alleged the DOJ did not comply with the law's directive to protect victims while releasing the Epstein files.
—Justin Papp, CNBC, 28 Apr. 2026
At the time, the King of Pop was prepping for his This Is It tour, which was slated to be his musical comeback after an eight-year hiatus from releasing new music, per Billboard.
—Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 28 Apr. 2026
Circular has shown responsiveness to user feedback, releasing stability and performance updates since the Ring 2's rocky launch, but serious flaws persist, preventing me from recommending it.
—Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 28 Apr. 2026
Drake has been hinting at this new album for some time now, slowly releasing promos since last summer.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2026
Caché McClay, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
Fortunately, Dyson has saved the day, releasing a travel version of its popular Supersonic hair dryer.
—Charley Ward, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Apr. 2026
Growth hormone-releasing hormone (GHRH) speeds growth hormone release.
—Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2026
Growth hormone-releasing hormone (GHRH) acts as the accelerator.
—Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 29 Apr. 2026
Pentagon In a letter sent to the GAO in March, Merkley and the other lawmakers alleged the DOJ did not comply with the law's directive to protect victims while releasing the Epstein files.
—Justin Papp, CNBC, 28 Apr. 2026
At the time, the King of Pop was prepping for his This Is It tour, which was slated to be his musical comeback after an eight-year hiatus from releasing new music, per Billboard.
—Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 28 Apr. 2026
Circular has shown responsiveness to user feedback, releasing stability and performance updates since the Ring 2's rocky launch, but serious flaws persist, preventing me from recommending it.
—Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 28 Apr. 2026
Drake has been hinting at this new album for some time now, slowly releasing promos since last summer.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for releasing
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Israel responded with overwhelming force, unleashing a barrage of airstrikes on southern Lebanon and areas around its capital Beirut and later launching the ongoing ground invasion.—
April 27,
CBS News,
27 Apr. 2026
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Severe thunderstorms barreled through the Kansas City area early Monday, unleashing frequent lightning and booming thunder, dumping torrential rain and triggering a tornado warning.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
27 Apr. 2026
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Kerr’s motion offense helped the Warriors become a dynasty by freeing up all-time great jumpshooters Curry and Klay Thompson, but some in the organization believe the offensive attack is too open to 3-point variance, according to ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne and Anthony Slater.—
Michael Nowels,
Mercury News,
24 Apr. 2026
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Ultimately, this synergy drives higher ROI while freeing teams from tedious administrative tasks to focus on high-level strategy and end-to-end execution.—
Arthur Zaczkiewicz,
Footwear News,
23 Apr. 2026
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Lifetime habits of saving and cautious spending are hard to break.—
Terry Savage,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
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Skipping payments is not an unintentional consequence of saving for debt settlement, though.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
30 Apr. 2026
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Other states have to confront the unprecedented possibility of revising maps even as voters are casting ballots or the legal process of declaring intent to run for office has concluded.—
Nicholas Riccardi,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
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PooCrave rose in the wake of PopCrave, a Twitter account that is practically legacy media at this point, which aggregates news and celebrity birthdays and casting announcements (not to be confused with PopBase … which is similar and different).—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
30 Apr. 2026
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Former UConn women’s basketball forward Ice Brady is headed to the ACC out of the transfer portal, announcing her commitment Sunday to Florida State.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
26 Apr. 2026
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The star liked the post announcing the news on Instagram.—
Sarah Sotoodeh,
FOXNews.com,
26 Apr. 2026
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The bank added digital banking solutions company Q2 Holdings this month, while removing Alkami and Huntington Bancshares .—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
2 May 2026
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Under the War Power Act, a president must receive congressional approval by day 60 of a war or begin removing troops.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
2 May 2026
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Erdoğan centralized power around himself but also pushed for loosening the country’s borders and extending Turkey’s influence into the region—into Syria, Iraq, Libya, Azerbaijan, and beyond—as a crucial part of Turkey’s new mission and ideology.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Apr. 2026
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Many Republicans oppose loosening marijuana restrictions.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
23 Apr. 2026
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The Ukrainian Armed Forces eventually pushed the Russians out, liberating the site in early April 2022.—
Benjamin Mack-Jackson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 Apr. 2026
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That audience members, by virtue of access to a camera, keyboard, and the Internet, can capture, compile, edit, frame, and package an event as news without any regard to journalistic ethics is liberating and constraining at the same time.—
Shepherd Mpofu,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
27 Apr. 2026
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