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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
  • First into his life comes Jessie involved in a shipwreck with her uncle, a past colleague of Mason’s, who drowns in a vicious storm and almost takes Jessie down with him before she is heroically rescued from near death by Mason, who brings her out of the drink and then back to life.
    Pete Hammond, Deadline, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Then in 2015, the FS Foundation rescued the vintage train and embarked on a meticulous restoration that balanced a return to the original design with the introduction of the necessary technology to operate on the electric tracks that Italy runs on today.
    Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • The freed people were forced out of Mercer County.
    Equal Justice Initiative, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Over 150 of the freed prisoners were deported to Egypt.
    Chantal Da Silva, NBC news, 13 Oct. 2025
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
  • The film was notable for its liberated portrayal of sexuality, including a famous scene of Bardot dancing, which also expanded the popularity of French cinema around the world.
    IndieWire Staff, IndieWire, 28 Dec. 2025
  • And God Created Woman had a major impact on the liberated screen romances of the next decade, including those made by the French New Wave.
    Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 28 Dec. 2025
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
  • But the song is redeemed by a stellar, slow-building vocal performance, and by her sense of humor.
    Vrinda Jagota, Pitchfork, 29 Jan. 2026
  • The still-young year of 2026 could be similarly redeemed.
    Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 29 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • The animal rights activist saved two cows from slaughter, Liberty and Indigo, in 2020.
    Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Set 19 years after Harry, Ron and Hermione saved the wizarding world, the play follows them on a new adventure alongside a brave new generation arriving at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 28 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • The team took it, and after some extra weeks of recovering in the hospital, the man was discharged, weak but alive.
    Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 29 Jan. 2026
  • He was discharged in October 2024.
    Kelsey Lentz, PEOPLE, 29 Jan. 2026

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“Paroled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paroled. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.

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