release
verb (used with object)
to free from confinement, bondage, obligation, pain, etc.; let go.
has been releasing
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present perfect progressiveof release (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Kevin Morby has been releasing music for more than a decade, mostly as a solo artist.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 12, 2026
Nabu has been releasing new snippets of its investigation and wiretaps every day and on Tuesday it promised more would come.
From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2025
Israel has been releasing them over recent days, with Spanish foreign ministry sources saying: "The last five members of the flotilla held by Israel are now on their way to Spain."
From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2025
I love a good rock memoir, and in many ways, Swift has been releasing hers over years, one coded message at a time.
From Salon ● Apr. 19, 2024
For the last few years, the company has been releasing podcasts to supplement its popular library of audio meditations, and this Q. and A. show is one of the latest offerings.
From New York Times ● Jul. 3, 2023
