Release and Steals

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

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Steals is an antonym for release.

Nearby Words: released, releasing

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Release is an antonym for steals in take something without permission topic.

On an episode of Flashpoint a rogue cop steals a random woman's car and uses it to transport his prisoner to try and negotiate for his daughter's release.

Source: Flashed-Badge Hijack
Colonel Landa in Inglourious Basterds steals every scene he is present in, leading to what basically amounts to an Awards Show sweep for portrayer Christoph Waltz in the year after the movie's release.

Source: Spotlight-Stealing Squad
In "Pursuit" made from the Michael Crichton novel "Binary" (as John Lange) a psycho milionaire steals US nerve gas and plans to release it over San Diego during a presidential convention (while the president is there).

Source: Deadly Gas

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