Let go
Let go verb - Release, as from one's grip.
Usage example: Let go of the door handle, please!
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
- Berserk Button: If there's one guaranteed way to get Fluttershy to let go and release Flutterhulk, it's to threaten her mother.
Source: Fan Fic / Harmony's Warriors -
Released to Elsewhere: Officially, Pokémon the Mob accidentally release on the PC are just let go, but fanart and fanon frequently interprets these events as deletions instead, or as "release" being a euphemism for "kill".
Source: Lets Play / Twitch Plays Pokémon -
Trish was champion at the time and Lita was also injured, Molly Holly had asked for her release, Jazz, Nidia and Gail Kim had all been let go and this left Victoria as the only actual wrestler on the roster.
Source: Wrestling / Trish Stratus
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Release and Let go. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/let_go/release
Let go & Release. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/let_go/release>.
Release or Let go. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/let_go/release.
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