Opening and Release

Opening

Opening noun - A favorable combination of circumstances, time, and place.

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Release and opening are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Release" instead a noun "Opening".

Nearby Words: open, openness, opened, opener

Release noun - A freeing from an obligation or responsibility.

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Opening and release are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Opening" instead a noun "Release".

Nearby Words: released, releasing

live	live opening	live release
similar	similar opening	similar release
complete	complete opening	complete release
regular	regular opening	regular release
Other adjectives: original, initial, proper, single, actual, massive, main, new, final, official, next, last, different, extended, recent, western, cinematic.

The Masked Girl had a year between release of the opening and release of the actual first episode.

Source: Development Hell
Jaws was the first wide-release film, opening in hundreds of theaters at once instead of a gradual release with the movie travelling from town to town.

Source: Trope Makers aka: Trope Maker
The Artifact: This movie was originally intended for a theatrical release before being on Showtime instead, but the opening scene has the narrator referring to the movie tickets.

Source: Film / Boris and Natasha

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