release
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- noun
- /rɪˈliːs/
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desahogo
- The artist described painting as a release for her creative energy.
- emotional release
- release of creative energy
- release of tension
And that was just kind of my release from when I wasn't working.
- And that was just kind of my release from when I wasn't working.
- So music videos was kind of my like release, you know, and it was great.
- It was this gigantic release of sorrow in public space.
- When you say let them, you instantly feel a release.
- But it was an extraordinary release of of so many emotions that would come out.
- So that build up of tension, that explosive release because things aren't working out the way they wanted.
- But but I do think that there is going to be a sense of release.
- I was hungry for release and medication.
- I'm going out is is a way of release.
- What Carter tells me is that it's just a sexual release.
Examples
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So music videos was kind of my like release, you know, and it was great.
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Oh, it's always a release for me to cry.
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But another part of it too is sometimes things are just a release for me too.
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But for me, well, it was a release.
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I gotta have some kind of a release.
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But it was an extraordinary release of of so many emotions that would come out.
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After midterm, students are allowed significant release time to work on their projects.
Academic text (2001) -
It was a wonderful relief and release to let go of just that one thing.
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Toys for creative expression and emotional release can include clay, crayons, and blocks.
Academic text (2013) -
Others experienced ecstatic release from their hellish distress and were brought to different degrees of peace and joy.
Academic text (2005)
Synonyms
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A way to express strong feelings through art or sport
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A way to let out strong feelings or nervous energy
Idioms
Compounds
- Literature
Announcing official decisions to the public by press release before any internal discussion
How Freeing
- Literature
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- Informal
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4.3
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Release comes from the parts re- 'back' and the French verb laisser 'to let'. So, an emotional release is a way to 'let out' feelings or energy.