Release and Squashed

Release

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

Squashed is an antonym for release.

Nearby Words: released, releasing

Squashed

Squashed adjective - That has been violently compressed.

Release is an antonym for squashed in compress topic.

Nearby Words: squash, squashy, squashing

Both words in one sentence

  • Video Game / The Colony Contagious A.I.: One of the game's creatures managed to act like this in real life, due to a bug that was squashed before release.
  • Many MMOs are following this model, with public test servers to increase the likelihood of game-breaking bugs being squashed prior to release.
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