Release
Release verb - To set free (from a state of being held in check).
Started up and release are semantically related. In some cases you can replace phrase "Started up" with "Release", this terms are similar.
Started up
Release and started up are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Release" instead a verb phrase "Started up".
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
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The reason she was unknown in America is because Sonic CD, which introduced Amy to Western Audiences (name change notwithstanding), had its American release delayed by several months, during which time the US-centric comics and cartoon started up.
Source: Replacement Scrappy - With the release of Chapter 3, a change in the gamecode made it so that older save files wouldn't be able to import, although it appears that this practice started up again due to the author remaking Chapters 1 and 2.
Source: Old Save Bonus
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Started up and Release. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/release/started_up
Release & Started up. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/release/started_up>.
Started up or Release. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/release/started_up.
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