Release
Release verb - To set free (from a state of being held in check).
Take over
Take over verb - To serve as a replacement usually for a time only.
Both terms in one sentence
- In the same episode as the above, Illyria travels to her temple to release her army and take over the world again.
Source: Reality Ensues / Live-Action TV - In 2014, during the wake of Muppets Most Wanted's release, ToughPigs, the Muppet Mindset and another fansite called Muppet Stuff, had that movie's main villain Constantine take over their sites.
Source: April Fools' Day -
While having a campfire discussion with God, John blackmailed him by saying that if his soul goes to Hell, he would take over, and would release many abominable things into the world.
Source: Did You Just Scam Cthulhu?
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Take over and Release. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/release/take_over
Release & Take over. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/release/take_over>.
Take over or Release. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/release/take_over.
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