Release and Stalled

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

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Stalled is an antonym for release.

Nearby Words: released, releasing

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Release is an antonym for stalled in delay for own purposes topic.

Nearby Words: stall, stalling

Funnily enough, it stalled out on its initial release, but it wasn't too long before it was Vindicated by History.

Source: Even Better Sequel
Goldberg now attached to write the screenplay and Robert Rodriguez entering negotiations with Universal to direct a CGI film for a 2009 release, but the project stalled.

Source: Development Hell / Live-Action Film

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