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Recent Examples of reliever
But what fans don’t see in the bullpen is how hard the relievers are pushing one another.
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Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 22 Apr. 2025
Jesus Tinoco, the fourth Miami reliever of the game, retired the side in order in the 10th to register his first save.
—Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2025
Some people take too much pain medication too quickly, misdiagnose an ailment and take the wrong drug, or unknowingly take multiple pain relievers at the same time.
—Andee Tagle, NPR, 18 Apr. 2025
The Padres’ highest-leverage relievers worked an inning apiece to finish last night’s game and have only pitched in victories.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
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Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 22 Apr. 2025
Jesus Tinoco, the fourth Miami reliever of the game, retired the side in order in the 10th to register his first save.
—Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2025
Some people take too much pain medication too quickly, misdiagnose an ailment and take the wrong drug, or unknowingly take multiple pain relievers at the same time.
—Andee Tagle, NPR, 18 Apr. 2025
The Padres’ highest-leverage relievers worked an inning apiece to finish last night’s game and have only pitched in victories.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reliever
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What do tech leaders need to consider as the workforce evolves to maximize the gains but retain creativity, innovation and ethical governance? From Assistant To Architect AI is no longer just a coding assistant.—
Amy Gu,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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Her pencil-thin villain is only redeemed by Geraldine Viswanathan’s performance as her conflicted assistant, whose dilemma is at the core of a movie about the double-sided power that comes with a sense of purpose.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
29 Apr. 2025
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Progress 91 engaged its thrusters at 6:10 p.m. EDT (2210 GMT), firing for a total of 3 minutes, 33 seconds, to provide an extra margin of safety between the space station and the oncoming rocket junk.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
1 May 2025
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The contest did not last long as Edwards poked Muhammad in the eye 18 seconds into the second round.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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During questioning by Read's defense attorney, Faller said that the type of alcohol test done in a medical setting for the purpose of diagnosing health issues is different than the type of test used in forensics and relied upon in a court of law.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2025
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While Sultan was arrested at an April 25, 2024, protest on campus, his attorneys allege his charges were dismissed and subsequently expunged from his record.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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Trump spokesperson Brian Hughes forwarded to the email to Waltz (then a Florida congressman and Trump campaign surrogate) via text.—
Jibin Joseph,
PC Magazine,
7 Apr. 2025
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Many critics of de-extinction argue that the huge sums of money invested in the project could be better spent elsewhere — and that raising and breeding the hybrid creatures could imperil living animals used as surrogates.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
7 Apr. 2025
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But there may be other factors in play, too, including a worldwide decline in confidence in the United States and its government.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2025
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And this is where the Trump factor could come into play.—
Claudia Grisales,
NPR,
28 Apr. 2025
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Other proxy resolutions including the slate of Board of Director nominees and executive compensation were also approved by a majority of stockholders.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
23 Apr. 2025
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Follow This, the Dutch climate shareholder group that has been hounding energy companies for years to clean up their act, stepped back from its campaign of filing proxy resolutions, predicting a lackluster response from investors.—
Vivienne Walt,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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The man, however, fled the courthouse before deputies arrived.—
Daniella Segura,
Sacbee.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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The deputy then found that the passenger, a 17-year-old boy, had the loaded ghost gun, police said.—
Clifford Ward,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Apr. 2025
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Gibbs meets his red-headed real estate agent, Diane (Kathleen Kenny).—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2025
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The same source suggested to The Athletic that Sanders' refusal to hire an agent to represent him in an official capacity acted as a detriment.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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“Reliever.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reliever. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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