release date
Americannoun
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the time, as the day, part of the day, and sometimes the hour, on or at which release copy may be published or broadcast.
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the printed notation of this time on a press release or other advance.
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Etymology
Origin of release date
First recorded in 1905–10
Example Sentences
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Car-parts retailer Burger Motorsports even announced in a social media post last week that it would close on the GTA VI release date in November in recognition of “this unprecedented cultural event.”
From Barron's • Jun. 18, 2026
Earlier this year, the producer’s release date was moved up to April 2028.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2026
Take-Two on Thursday reiterated its latest release date, Nov. 19, 2026, which would fall in the company’s fiscal third quarter.
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
It pulled forward the release date of the newest version of the product by several months and is aggressively hiring engineers to work on new iterations.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
Then, if that were the charge and if they included the time served at Scheveningen, September 1 would be our release date!
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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