Release and Stayed

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

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Stayed is an antonym for release.

Nearby Words: released, releasing

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Release is an antonym for stayed in hold in abeyance topic.

Nearby Words: stay, staying, stayer

Monster Hunter 4 on the Nintendo 3DS stayed in Japan, but its Updated Re-release Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate is planned for an international release.

Source: Remade for the Export
Azag-Thot and his three mistresses stayed outside, and their coming into power would release the Hyperboreans.

Source: Curse Escape Clause
In the Japanese release, when Ness woke up in Magicant, he was in the buff and stayed that way save for his Nice Hat.

Source: Pajama-Clad Hero

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