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hard-launch

hard-launch verb: to release (a product or service) to the general public.

Verb

hard-launch (third-person singular simple present hard-launches, present participle hard-launching, simple past and past participle hard-launched)

  1. (transitive) To release (a product or service) to the general public.
  2. (informal, transitive) To announce (a romantic relationship) or reveal (one's romantic partner) in an explicit manner.
    • Emily Ratajkowski and Eric André just hard-launched their budding romance with a tasteful joint nude shared via the comedian’s Instagram on Valentine’s Day.2023 February 14, Hanna Lustig, “Emily Ratajkowski and Eric André Hard-Launched Their Relationship With a Joint Nude Instagram”, in Glamour
    • The celebs ring in the new year, and Zazie takes the opportunity to fully hard launch their ’ship. S’cute!2024 October 30, Gretty Garcia, “Zazie Beetz and David Rysdahl’s Relationship Timeline All in One Place”, in Cosmopolitan

Examples of hard-launch in a sentence

  • Vogue is, of course, where [Jeff] Bezos hard-launched his relationship with [Lauren] Sánchez.2025 June 21, Jo Ellison, “The Bezos merger we all want a piece of”, in FT Weekend (Life & Arts section), London: The Financial Times Ltd....
  • They in effect hard-launched their relationship in September 2023 when Swift appeared at Arrowhead Stadium to watch Kelce—and the Kansas City Chiefs—play the Chicago Bears.2025 August 26, Jenna Amatulli, “Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce announce engagement on social media”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:

Forms of hard-launch

third-person singular presenthard-launches
present participlehard-launching
past participlehard-launched
pasthard-launched
alternative formhard launch

Origin of hard-launch

From hard launch.

Questions about hard-launch

What does hard-launch mean?
Hard-launch means to release (a product or service) to the general public.
How do you use hard-launch in a sentence?
Vogue is, of course, where [Jeff] Bezos hard-launched his relationship with [Lauren] Sánchez.
What part of speech is hard-launch?
Hard-launch is a verb.
What is the past tense of hard-launch?
The past tense of hard-launch is hard-launched.

Words near hard-launch in the dictionary

  1. hard-hitting
  2. hard-land
  3. hard-landed
  4. hard-landing
  5. hard-lands
  6. hard-launch
  7. hard-launched
  8. hard-launches
  9. hard-launching
  10. hard-left
  11. hard-line

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