release
verb (used with object)
to free from confinement, bondage, obligation, pain, etc.; let go.
are releasing
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present progressiveof release.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Reintroduction programs need to ensure that they are releasing the appropriate species into the appropriate geographic range.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 26, 2026
Meanwhile, both Sir Paul and Ringo Starr are releasing new music.
From BBC ● May 11, 2026
Asian refineries are working through their existing inventories, and some countries including Japan and South Korea are releasing strategic oil reserves as a buffer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are using pipelines to reroute oil away from the strait, and the U.S. and other countries are releasing strategic petroleum reserves to try to cover the gap.
From Barron's ● Mar. 24, 2026
Yet a cursory view of the work done by the military tribunals seems to indicate that they are releasing altogether too much.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, March 15, 1916 by Sir Owen Seaman
