Protecting
Protecting adjective - Shielding (or designed to shield) against harm or discomfort.
Release
Release verb - To set free (from a state of being held in check).
Protecting is an antonym for release.
Both words in one sentence
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So from the POV of the Dark Knights, the "bad guys" just released the Big Bad, while from Yuka's POV, she was helping to release an innocent person, and also, "protecting" Kakeru since the Dark Knights were attacking him.
Source: Visual Novel / 11eyes
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Release and Protecting. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/protecting/release
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Release or Protecting. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/protecting/release.
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