release date
Americannoun
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release dates
plural
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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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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of release date
First recorded in 1905–10
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That is 148% higher than the number of presale orders that “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II,” the next-best-selling game of the past six years, had this far out from its release date.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 31, 2026
It is very unusual for trailers to be released for movies without a distributor or release date.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
A release date for The Trip to the Northern Lights is yet to be announced.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
Blue Planet III is due to air this autumn, but an official release date is yet to be announced.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 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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