Kill and Release

special	special kill	special release
original	original kill	original release
single	single kill	single release
actual	actual kill	actual release
Other adjectives: successful, early, major, final, accidental, next, last, latest, recent.

Common collocations

people	kill people	release people
god	kill god	release god
number	kill number	release number
time	kill time	release time
Other words: monster, demon, everyone, enemies, demons, monsters.

Namely, destroying their heads may release difficult to kill Las Plaga, some of which can kill the hero in one hit.

Source: Removing the Head or Destroying the Brain
Left alone, it would kill everyone it comes in contact with by causing them to kill or commit suicide and/or release the Beast into the world.

Source: Brown Note
Then the Collector says he plans to release Deadly Gas that will kill every human in the compound.

Source: Recap / Doctor Who S15 E4 "The Sun Makers"

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Release and Kill. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/kill/release

Kill & Release. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/kill/release>.

Release or Kill. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/kill/release.

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