Release and Seal

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Release verb - To set free (from a state of being held in check).

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Seal is an antonym for release.

Nearby Words: released, releasing

Seal verb - Close with or as if with a seal.

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Release is an antonym for seal in make airtight topic.

Nearby Words: sealed, sealing, sealant, sealer

live	live release	live seal
old	old release	old seal
safe	safe release	safe seal
special	special release	special seal
Other adjectives: specific, proper, single, new, general, final, official, next, last, different.

soul	release soul	seal soul
spirit	release spirit	seal spirit
power	release power	seal power
people	release people	seal people
Other words: god, number, time, book, evil, monster, magic, lucifer, demon, powers, souls, demons, monsters.

Blaming the Railroaded Player Character: In the process of exploring the Vaal Ruins, you accidentally break a seal and release the Vaal Oversoul, which in turn ushers in The Night That Never Ends.

Source: Video Game / Path of Exile
Leave No Survivors: "Pteropticon" Mercy Kill: The end of the song "Outer Isolation": "Break the pressure seal and release me from this hell" Metal Scream: DiSanto uses this quite a bit.

Source: Music / Vektor
In Path of Exile, in the process of exploring the Vaal Ruins, you accidentally break a seal and release the Vaal Oversoul, which in turn ushers in The Night That Never Ends.

Source: Blaming the Railroaded Player Character

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