Thesaurus results for DELIVERY

delivery

noun

di-ˈli-v(ə-)rē

Definition of delivery

as in release

a freeing from an obligation or responsibility the school bell signaled our delivery from the tortures of math class

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as in childbirth

the act or process of giving birth to children her second delivery took only three hours

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Recent Examples of delivery Residents say the notices represent just a fraction of what occurs at the site, including noxious odors and noisy truck deliveries when people are trying to sleep. — Blanca Begert, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026 There are also some interesting features of the actual delivery of the first two as well. — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026 Currently, those plants are using diesel — driving up costs — because a vessel laden with a delivery of natural gas was blocked from entering the San Juan Bay for two weeks given its size. — Danica Coto, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026 Walk the customer experience as a team, from user experience to product or service delivery. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for delivery

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Noun

At the heart of the EU’s approach is a new adaptation framework due for release later this month.

— Justin Worland, Time, 3 Oct. 2026
The release follows on from a March announcement that International Energy Agency member countries would release 426 million barrels of oil and products to stabilize the oil market.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of release

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The 44-year-old also thanked her medical team, while mentioning a challenging childbirth experience.

— Anna Halkidis, Parents, 29 Sep. 2026
Without affordable medical care or social welfare, people die of tooth decay and childbirth and exposure to the cold come winter.

— Kathryn Schulz, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of childbirth

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Crank is not one of the four Republicans who have signed the second discharge petition.

— David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 5 Oct. 2026
The court recognized that an employer’s authority to terminate an at-will employee can be limited when a discharge violates fundamental public policy.

— William Jones, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026