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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
  • Firefighters rescued one occupant from the apartment where the fire started and performed lifesaving measures, along with medics, for 40 minutes, Willie said, but the man died at the scene.
    Katie Langford, Denver Post, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Six members of the group survived and were rescued.
    Ramon Padilla, USA Today, 19 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • 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
  • And that coalition means making inroads into the Democratic big cities of the North, and that means, of necessity, jettisoning concern for the freed slaves.
    David Frum, The Atlantic, 28 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • 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
  • Further south, shipwrecked sailors were well advised to steer clear of the Diola of the Casamance, who would kill them on sight—until the Diola found out that the sailors could be ransomed.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Dec. 2025
Adjective
  • Tutu continued his role of moral leadership after the fall of Apartheid and the election of Mandela as the first president of a liberated South Africa.
    Matthew Carey, Deadline, 16 Feb. 2026
  • Mapping his passes received shows just how liberated Rogers is when searching for the ball.
    James McNicholas, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • 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
  • All the black captives in liberated territories were emancipated, and Amador was proclaimed king.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • Get ready for a weekend curated for HER—holistic, empowered, and redeemed.
    Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 19 Feb. 2026
  • This bonus offer will be fulfilled as 20,000 ThankYou® Points, which can be redeemed for $200 cash back.
    Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 17 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • In Sonic 3’s credits, Sonic is being chased by an army of Metal Sonics, only to be suddenly saved by Rose.
    Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 18 Feb. 2026
  • Van Haalen saved the child with the help of firefighters Ben Wafful and Marco Matias, who both received life-saving awards at the ceremony.
    Kyle Werner, Des Moines Register, 18 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • In their statement to EW, police said several onlookers got involved and held LaBeouf down until officers arrived on the scene, at which point the actor was transported to a hospital and, upon being discharged, was arrested.
    Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Feb. 2026
  • The legislation was advanced after an Indian River County Sheriff’s Office corporal in July was shot in the leg when his service pistol, a Sig Sauer P320, discharged while still in its holster.
    News Service Of Florida, Sun Sentinel, 18 Feb. 2026

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“Paroled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paroled. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.

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