releases

NOUN

delivery; dispensation

Synonyms

STRONGEST

clemency discharge

STRONG

absolution acquittal acquittance charge commute deliverance emancipation exemption exoneration floater freedom freeing liberation liberty lifeboat lifesaver manumission relief spring turnout walkout

WEAK

let-off

Antonyms

STRONG

imprisonment incarceration restraint

WEAK

check collection gathering hold

NOUN

publication

Synonyms

STRONGEST

announcement issue leak

STRONG

flash handout news notice offering proclamation propaganda publicity story

Antonyms

STRONG

secret truth

WEAK

check collection gathering hold

VERB

let go, let out

Synonyms

STRONGEST

clear deliver discharge drop free issue leak surrender

STRONG

absolve acquit commute disengage dispense emancipate exculpate excuse exempt exonerate extricate liberate loose loosen manumit spring unbind unchain undo unfasten unleash unloose untie vent yield

WEAK

bail out cast loose give off give out go easy on let off let off steam let up on open up set at large set free set loose take out turn loose turn out unfetter unshackle wipe slate clean

Antonyms

STRONGEST

confine detain hold imprison keep limit restrain retain suppress

STRONG

bind blame charge condemn convict fasten incarcerate incriminate prevent sentence

WEAK

collect gather maintain

Example Sentences

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Releases of the strategic reserve in the U.S. typically help in the short term, said CIBC’s Babin, but not over the long term.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 10, 2026

Appeared in the December 20, 2025, print edition as 'DOJ Releases Batch of Epstein Files'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025

Still, “Cowboy Carter” is prominently featured on Spotify’s Country page: She covers the genre’s “Hot Country” playlist and her album is first in the “New Releases in Country” lineup.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2024

Releases of untreated waste are legal in some cases, but they also pose risks to human health and to ecosystems.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2023

I moved among the moving multitude In old Manila, when the afternoon Releases labor, and the scorching skies Are tempered with the coming on of night.

From The Continental Monthly , Vol. 2 No. 5, November 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy by Various