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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
  • Long Beach Aquarium officials are asking the public to help raise funding for Meatloaf, a 200-pound sea turtle that was rescued from the San Gabriel River in January.
    Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Other animals were rescued from cruel or unhealthy situations.
    Amanda Rosa April 9, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Freedom after a year Upon leaving prison, several of the freed cadets described their release as bittersweet, noting that many detainees remain behind bars.
    Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 24 Feb. 2026
  • The freed electrons drift toward readout planes at either end, creating a detailed 3D image of each particle’s trajectory.
    Tejasri Gururaj, Interesting Engineering, 29 Jan. 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
  • The story of sheltered squares being exposed to the wider world and liberated is just as relevant now as 50 years ago.
    Joe Lynch, Billboard, 24 Mar. 2026
  • The Ten Commandments describe the kind of relationships the liberated slaves should pursue.
    James Coffin, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Colorado law ties teens to their parents unless they can get emancipated by the court.
    Fraidy Reiss, Denver Post, 15 Mar. 2026
  • 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
Verb
  • This bonus offer will be fulfilled as 20,000 ThankYou® Points, which can be redeemed for $200 cash back.
    Ryley Amond, CNBC, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Conforto redeemed himself with a leadoff walk in the eighth.
    Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 6 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Medics rushed Nyron to Brookdale University Hospital, but he could not be saved, cops said.
    Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2026
  • His low throw was dug out of the dirt by first baseman Max Farrell, who tagged the base for the ou and saved the official scorer on whether to rule a hit or an error.
    Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The Dolton Professional Firefighters Association picketed Village Hall ahead of a board meeting Monday, after filing a lawsuit last month asking that Curtis be discharged for failing to meet requirements for his position.
    Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Hospital staff told police the woman would likely die if she were discharged.
    Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2026

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“Paroled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paroled. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.

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