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past tense of release
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Recent Examples of released
Verb
Officials said the man, identified as Farinacci, was released because a cause had not yet been determined, but he was later arrested and charged. Morgan Chesky, NBC news, 6 Aug. 2026 More than 112,000 absentee ballots had already been returned by the day the poll was released. ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026 Preliminary Nielsen data places the show among the top five original streaming series for its first two weeks; final Nielsen numbers for its premiere week will be released Thursday. Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2026 That film released on nearly 400 screens in the fall of 2024, became one of the biggest releases on Angel streaming in 2025, and millions of people have watched it. Daren Smith, IndieWire, 5 Aug. 2026 Prior to Brown Supremacist, Chandrasekhar directed and performed in the joint special Broken Lizard Stands Up, released in 2010. Matt Grobar, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2026 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
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
  • Moscow accused Ukraine of targeting civilians, which would constitute a war crime, and unleashed a barrage of aerial strikes on its neighbor.
    Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Seven months ago, Iran unleashed a deadly crackdown on protesters who were demanding an end to the 47-year-old theocratic regime.
    Durrie Bouscaren, NPR, 3 Aug. 2026
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  • 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
  • In the town of Megara, 40 kilometers (25 miles) west of Athens, rescue organizer Elena Dede said the local volunteer effort saved more than 280 animals, mostly dogs, during scorching heat and high winds.
    ABC News, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026
  • And more than a century later, those that were saved preserve tiny snapshots of those ordinary lives.
    Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The Republicans also tried to push forward a slimmer voting bill that would require people to show IDs before casting ballots for federal elections.
    Lisa Mascaro, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2026
  • As Heated Rivalry hits the ice for another season with some new teammates, there’s bound to be some opinions about the casting choices for the book series’ beloved characters.
    Glenn Garner, Deadline, 8 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
  • Griffin Jax was set to start for the Rays, but was removed hours before first pitch because of discomfort in his right elbow.
    ABC News, ABC News, 9 Aug. 2026
  • When later editions were printed, most of the overt Nazi symbolism was quietly removed from the signatures.
    Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 8 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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