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plural of parole
as in pardons
permission given to a prisoner to leave prison before the end of a sentence usually as a reward for behaving well The prisoner will be eligible for parole after three years. He was given a life sentence without the possibility of parole.

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verb

present tense third-person singular of parole

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Recent Examples of paroles
Verb
Although their paroles were denied, the brothers can ask the parole board to review the case for errors, according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 22 Aug. 2025
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Noun
  • In what appeared to have been one of his last acts before leaving the country, Rajoelina issued pardons to several people on Sunday, including two French nationals, according to an internal document seen by Reuters whose contents were verified by a presidency source.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Polling shows the mass pardons were unpopular.
    Cameron Schoppa, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The crew rescues the tech CEO by resuscitating him after the whale spits him out.
    Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Robinson is Henry, a runaway slave from a plantation in southern Texas; Quijada is Carlos, a former medic in the Mexican army who rescues Henry from drowning in the Rio Grande but remains suspicious of him.
    Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2025
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  • The nationwide standalone 5G that the carrier announced Wednesday essentially unchains that service from 4G LTE, allowing devices to connect to the network without first requiring a setup via AT&T’s older and slower network.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 9 Oct. 2025

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“Paroles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paroles. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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