PAROLED Synonyms: 62 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in released

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verb

past tense of parole

as in rescued

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Recent Examples of paroled

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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

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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

The crew was rescued by local authorities after escaping in a lifeboat, the vessel’s Company Security Officer (CSO) told the maritime organization Sunday morning local time.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 12 July 2026
Summer campers rescued Friday’s drenching rains washed away roads around Camp Taum Sauk, trapping children and staffers at the site in the small southeastern community of Lesterville, according to Sgt.

— Hallie Golden, Los Angeles Times, 11 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

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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

But Sears went five scoreless innings, which saved Márquez for Tuesday.

— Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2026
Lettuce and other leafy foods with multiple layers pose a higher risk of contamination, but with a vigorous wash and peeling the outer layers, even the greens can be saved.

— Christopher Buchanan, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026

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