Thesaurus results for RELIEVER

reliever

noun

Definition of reliever

as in assistant

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Recent Examples of reliever Rafael Devers knocked in a run on a ground-rule double down the left field line, Gilbert scored on a wild pitch by reliever Parker Mushinski, and Bryce Eldridge batted in one more run for a 7-1 lead. — ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026 Flores broke it open for the Pirates with a drive off reliever John King in the eighth. — CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026 Jake Bauers drove in the go-ahead run on a single off Dodgers reliever Alex Vesia, who entered the game with two runners on after Díaz gave up four hits. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026 Murphy hit a curveball by Detroit Tigers reliever Willie Hernandez, who would win American League MVP and Cy Young honors that year for his World Series-winning club. — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 14 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for reliever

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Alex Wagner, who served as assistant secretary of the Air Force for manpower and reserve affairs during the Biden administration, argued recruiting has remained remarkably insulated from those political battles.

— Steven Beynon, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
Coach Ken Niumatalolo built a veteran staff of assistants under Filimoeatu, adding defensive pass game coordinator and cornerbacks coach Brian Norwood along with safeties coach Joe Dale.

— Niles Hall, Mercury News, 16 Aug. 2026

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The suit centered on a seconds-long clip of surveillance video featured in the documentary showing Andrews returning absentee ballots for himself and four family members at a drop box before the 2020 election.

— Caleb Groves, AJC.com, 18 Aug. 2026
That was because the player being replaced — match-winner Will Lankshear — took more than 10 seconds to depart while applauding the supporters.

— George Edwards, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026

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Zoe’s introduction is also step one of a pretty funny set of small-town reveals, the next of which is the defense attorney who comes to Hal’s aid in court the next morning, Billy Macon (Jason Ritter).

— Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 17 Aug. 2026
At a bond hearing earlier this year, Fernandez Saldana’s attorney said there was no proof his client’s guilt was evident, CNN affiliate Action News Jax reported.

— Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026

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The baby arrived at a Dallas hospital on Wednesday after the surrogate, McKenna West, traveled from her home state of Alaska to Texas.

— Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026
The baby at the center of a dispute between a surrogate and the parents is now in his parents' custody and receiving care, their lawyer said Thursday.

— Nicole Brown Chau, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of surrogate

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The second is another factor limited by the iPhone… the MacBook Neo 2 is expected to bump memory up to 12 GB.

— Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2026
Such filings typically chronicle the impact of a defendant's crimes, as well as his history, upbringing and other aggravating or mitigating factors.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of factor

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This Congress, Luna has been at the center of legislative fights over a congressional stock trading ban, proxy voting for parents, the SAVE America Act, and releasing the Epstein files.

— Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 12 Aug. 2026
His apparent rubber stamp by the Disney board was used as ammunition by activist investor Nelson Peltz in a bruising proxy fight with the Mouse House.

— Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of proxy

Noun

Among them were Broward County sheriff’s deputies who wanted photos and a trio of women who lamented they had been drawn into a new Republican-leaning district.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
His prosecutor was a young Johnnie Cochran, later to be a superstar defense lawyer, then a deputy city attorney.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2026

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