Release
Release verb - To set free (from a state of being held in check).
Sitting on is an antonym for release.
Sitting on
Both terms in one sentence
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They release that gravity when they're sitting on their owners, which explains why it's so difficult to get up when your cat has you pinned.
Source: Gravity Master -
After his release, he signed on with the Philadelphia Eagles, largely sitting on the bench for his first year there.
Source: Career Resurrection -
In the Updated Re-release of Symphony, you could also equip Alucard with a specific accessory to make the fairy sing a song for you while she's sitting on his shoulder.
Source: Idle Animation
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Sitting on and Release. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/release/sitting_on
Release & Sitting on. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/release/sitting_on>.
Sitting on or Release. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/release/sitting_on.
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