paroled 1 of 2

adjective

as in released

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paroled

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verb

past tense of parole
as in rescued

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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
  1. freed
  2. rescued
  3. liberated
  4. ransomed
  5. emancipated
  6. redeemed
  7. saved
  8. discharged
Adjective
  • In fact, the vast majority of freed people remained in the South.
    — Rodney Coates, The Conversation, 16 June 2026
  • Well, the Thirteenth Amendment left the country with 4 million freed slaves, undefined.
    — David Frum, The Atlantic, 10 June 2026
Definition of freed
Verb
  • Awaiting a happy ending Vargas’ team has been able to reunite at least 18 pets rescued in La Guaira with their owners.
    — Anabella Gonzalez, CNN Money, 19 July 2026
  • Ten people were rescued and sent to the hospital, while more than 1,100 people have been relocated.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 July 2026
Definition of rescued
Adjective
  • And there were already many claims being made for the nearly $4 billion worth of liberated slaves.
    — David Frum, The Atlantic, 10 June 2026
  • 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
Definition of liberated
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
Definition of ransomed
Verb
  • In 1775, his first enslaver sold him to the commander of Framingham's Minute Men, who emancipated him, and Salem went on to fight at Lexington and Concord.
    — Catherine Messier, The Providence Journal, 4 July 2026
  • 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
Definition of emancipated
Verb
  • This bonus offer will be fulfilled as 20,000 ThankYou® Points, which can be redeemed for $200 cash back.
    — Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 15 July 2026
  • The offer is available to members of the My Chili’s Rewards program and can be redeemed through the Chili’s app or offers sent by email.
    — Angela Rodriguez, Sacbee.com, 10 July 2026
Definition of redeemed
Verb
  • Joshua Swisher was presented with the Southlake Police Department’s Meritorious Conduct Award after his actions on June 7 that saved a man’s life, police said in a news release.
    — Mary Ella Hastings July 15, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 July 2026
  • If this process is unsuccessful and the slowly rolling ball is easily saved, the problem wasn’t necessarily the kick itself.
    — Geir Jordet, New York Times, 14 July 2026
Definition of saved
Verb
  • While most were discharged, 28 exhibiting more serious symptoms remained under observation in hospital as of Wednesday morning local time.
    — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 15 July 2026
  • According to the city Health Department, 63 people have been hospitalized, though 40 have already been discharged.
    — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 15 July 2026
Definition of discharged

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