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

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

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

Roughly 35 Los Angeles city firefighters rescued a man stuck in his work truck inside a commercial building following a crash in Pacific Palisades on Thursday morning.

— Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2026
Three missing scuba divers were rescued after they became separated from their boat in rough conditions in the Florida Keys on Wednesday, July 29, 2026.

— Steven Yablonski, CBS News, 31 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

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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

The company said the offer will automatically be loaded to Caniac Club members' accounts and can be redeemed at restaurants nationwide by swiping their Caniac Club card in-restaurant or placing an order online linked to a Caniac account.

— Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 25 July 2026
Check-ins and using the deals offered in the pass will earn participants between 50 and 200 points, which can later be redeemed for prizes.

— Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 23 July 2026

Definition of redeemed

Verb

Our meta-analysis estimated that lockdowns only saved between 6,000 and 23,000 lives in Europe and between 4,000 and 16,000 lives in the United States.

— Steve H. Hanke, Fortune, 29 July 2026
While many proponents of any AI innovation often lead with some metric on efficiency, such as time and cost saved, Kamimura was not quick to boil all their hard work to a mere number.

— Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 29 July 2026

Definition of saved

Verb

The statement, written by Perhac’s former manager Laurel Stearns, claims that the 82-year-old songwriter was discharged from a residential care facility eight months ago under the supervision of her legal guardian.

— Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 28 July 2026
Perhacs, 82, was living in the care facility until she was discharged late last year under the supervision of her legal guardian, according to a message shared to her Instagram account on Monday, July 27.

— Rachel DeSantis, PEOPLE, 28 July 2026

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