Release and Sticks

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

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Sticks is an antonym for release.

Nearby Words: released, releasing

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Release is an antonym for sticks in adhere topic.

In the Japanese release of Abe's Oddysee, Mudokon Pops are popsicles shaped like Mudokons, rather than the severed heads impaled on popsicle sticks from the American version.

Source: Video Game / Oddworld aka: Oddworld Strangers Wrath
It had a much wider release for the Sega Dreamcast, and even without the twin sticks (even though they existed, but would burn a huge hole in your wallet) it is still a very fun game.

Source: Video Game / Virtual-ON
The Mummy Returns, where the high minion puts on the scorpion bracelet and sticks his hand with it into the mouth of a giant scorpion statue, to release the army of Anubis.

Source: Hand in the Hole

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