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paroled

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verb

past tense of parole

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Recent Examples of paroled
Verb
He was paroled in January 2010 and discharged from parole in July 2012. Nushrat Rahman, Freep.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for paroled
Verb
  • The former Fortune 100 company marketing executive rescued a white rabbit that a family with kids no longer wanted.
    Sharon Chin, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Seriously injured, Johnson was rescued by helicopter, but Molly disappeared.
    Clare Fisher, PEOPLE, 1 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Freedom after a year Upon leaving prison, several of the freed cadets described their release as bittersweet, noting that many detainees remain behind bars.
    Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 24 Feb. 2026
  • The freed electrons drift toward readout planes at either end, creating a detailed 3D image of each particle’s trajectory.
    Tejasri Gururaj, Interesting Engineering, 29 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • After a nearby hospital is hacked and ransomed, the higher-ups decide to defend its system by shutting it down, which means business must be conducted in the old-fashioned, paper-and-clipboards way.
    Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Her cousins and aunt were ransomed and released in Lebanon; Caroline was taken separately, chosen by an ISIS emir, and has never been found.
    Nuri Kino, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
Adjective
  • The story of sheltered squares being exposed to the wider world and liberated is just as relevant now as 50 years ago.
    Joe Lynch, Billboard, 24 Mar. 2026
  • The Ten Commandments describe the kind of relationships the liberated slaves should pursue.
    James Coffin, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Colorado law ties teens to their parents unless they can get emancipated by the court.
    Fraidy Reiss, Denver Post, 15 Mar. 2026
  • The actress would go on to struggle with addiction issues and in February 1991, emancipated herself at the age of 14.
    Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 5 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • This grocery store rewards loyal customers with discounts and points that can be redeemed for free merchandise.
    Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Prizes may not be substituted for or redeemed for cash.
    CBS LA Staff, CBS News, 25 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • In another area, a mother and daughter, white with black spots, were saved from being hoarded and getting killed for meat.
    Sharon Chin, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
  • According to the Northwestern Mutual survey, nearly three-quarters of Gen Z already have saved more than one year of income toward retirement.
    Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • According to a statement from Oak Park officials, approximately 70 patients were working with hospital officials Wednesday to assess whether they will be discharged or transferred to other healthcare facilities.
    Cam'ron Hardy, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
  • She was honorably discharged from the Army in 2014, then obtained her bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from John Jay College in New York in 2017, records show.
    Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2026

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“Paroled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paroled. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.

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