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release

Definition for release

noun as in delivery; dispensation

noun as in publication

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Rashad was there to celebrate the release of the Civil Rights drama Selma.

The United States government might not release that information for years, if ever.

On his eighth try, more than three decades after he went in, the parole board finally voted to release Sam.

The “nature of the crime” was too serious to release him, they said.

And so, he says he left prison without proper ID, just his release papers and the “dress-out gear” he was given by the state.

He has secured the release of certain Spanish prisoners, and is building two ships.

He had no rest until the seals were fixed to parchment, and the warrant of his release appeared in public print.

The strenuous efforts made by the Spaniards to secure their release are fully referred to in Chap.

The whole party was captured by the insurgents, who were afterwards ordered to release them all.

Now at the feast the governor was wont to release unto the multitude one prisoner, whom they would.

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On this page you'll find 263 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to release, such as: clemency, discharge, absolution, acquittal, acquittance, and charge.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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