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paroled

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verb

past tense of parole

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Recent Examples of paroled
Verb
Despite a recent spate of violent offenders being paroled at relatively high rates under the Mattis decision, the overall parole rate has shrunk from 65% to 57% under Chair Angelo Gomez. Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 22 Apr. 2026 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
  • Tyler Freeman rescued the Rockies.
    Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 28 May 2026
  • My mustang was rescued a night before slaughter through Skydog Sanctuary.
    Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 26 May 2026
Adjective
  • The freed men first served their sentences at the Ramo Verde military prison, but were transferred to the Lara prison five years ago.
    Gustavo Ocando Alex, Miami Herald, 20 May 2026
  • The ministry identified the freed captives as Russian citizen Oleg Gret and Ukrainian citizen Yuri Yurov.
    ABC News, ABC News, 22 Apr. 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
  • Hungary’s new minister of culture, Zoltán Tarr, shares his vision for fostering freedom of expression in a liberated local art scene.
    Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 14 May 2026
  • Freyre said he's been dreaming of a liberated Cuba since almost immediately after Castro took over.
    CBS News, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The long shadow of the occupation Twenty-three years after George Bush and Tony Blair resolved that Iraqis were to be emancipated, the country remains captive to a masquerade of power.
    Nabil Salih, Time, 26 May 2026
  • When Winter was 14 years old, she was placed in the care of her older sister and three years later, she was legally emancipated.
    Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 15 May 2026
Verb
  • Each offer is valid for 30 days after delivery and can be redeemed one at a time and there's a limit of one prize per person and household.
    Natassia Paloma, USA Today, 28 May 2026
  • This bonus offer will be fulfilled as 20,000 ThankYou® Points, which can be redeemed for $200 cash back.
    Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 25 May 2026
Verb
  • According to MoneyPuck, Lyon and Luukkonen were 14th and 15th in goals saved above expected among 24 qualifying goalies in the playoffs.
    Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 28 May 2026
  • Bednar’s resume saved him when the Avs fizzled for three consecutive years after winning the Stanley Cup.
    Troy Renck, Denver Post, 27 May 2026
Verb
  • One is in critical but stable condition, while the others are expected to be discharged.
    Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 29 May 2026
  • Rush was honorably discharged a decade earlier, in February 2015, as a lieutenant (O-3), according to court documents.
    Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 28 May 2026

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“Paroled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paroled. Accessed 31 May. 2026.

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