released
v.v. to let something or someone go free, or to make a product available for the public to buy or see. You use this when a prisoner leaves jail or a band puts out a new song.
v. to set free from confinement or restraint; to make a product, recording, or information available to the public. Transitive — requires a direct object representing the entity being freed or published.
The studio released the new movie on Friday.
After months of testing, the software company finally released the update to all users worldwide.
The government released the classified documents only after a lengthy legal battle, revealing details that had been hidden from the public for decades.
The verb is transitive and takes a direct object. In the context of products or news, it is frequently used in the passive voice.
The movie was release yesterdayThe movie was released yesterdayLearners often forget the -ed ending when using the word in the passive voice or as a past participle.