Release and Taming

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

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Taming is an antonym for release.

Nearby Words: released, releasing

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Release is an antonym for taming in domesticate topic.

Nearby Words: tame, tamed, tamer

Said scene (depicting Kip and LaFawndah's wedding, and Napoleon taming a wild stallion) wasn't even part of the original release; it was added for the wide release after the film's explosive popularity at Sundance.

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He recovered by hiring guitarist Zakk Wylde, revamping his sound and taming his behaviour, culminating in the release of his only Top 40 single, "Mama, I'm Coming Home." He briefly retired and when he returned to music in the mid-90s the scene had changed.

Source: Career Resurrection

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