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Recent Examples of reliever
Lamb greeted reliever Cooper Powell with a three-run home run over the right-field bleachers in the third inning.
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Jose De Jesus Ortiz, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
Righty reliever Garrett Whitlock had an injection for his sore left knee on Wednesday night.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 28 May 2026
As a junior last spring, Rosas only saw time as a reliever.
—Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2026
Suarez exited after Harris' double in favor of reliever Greg Weissert.
—CBS News, 27 May 2026
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Jose De Jesus Ortiz, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
Righty reliever Garrett Whitlock had an injection for his sore left knee on Wednesday night.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 28 May 2026
As a junior last spring, Rosas only saw time as a reliever.
—Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2026
Suarez exited after Harris' double in favor of reliever Greg Weissert.
—CBS News, 27 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reliever
Noun
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Chandler is a nursing assistant.—
Carolyn Burt,
Oc Register,
29 May 2026
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Glasner’s two main assistant coaches, Michael Angerschmid and Ronald Brunmayr, had long since been responsible for set pieces but, earlier this year, that responsibility was shifted to Paddy McCarthy with greater success, resulting in the Irishman taking up the duties full time.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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For more than four minutes Darnold drove downfield, connecting on three of four passes, baffling the pass rushers, bleeding the clock, and by the time the Seahawks finally gave the ball back, the Rams had only 25 seconds to live.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
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Left-hander Sam Moll got Matt Olson to ground out with the bases loaded for his first save, the second of his career.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
1 June 2026
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During closing arguments before the jury Tuesday, Grossman’s attorney, Esther Holm, echoed that claim.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
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He will be required to attend an alcohol treatment program, Laboeuf’s attorney, Sarah Chervinsky, told the AP.—
Pat Saperstein,
Variety,
3 June 2026
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Three years later, Quaid and Buffington welcomed fraternal twins Thomas and Zoe via surrogate in November 2007.—
Kelsey Lentz,
PEOPLE,
29 May 2026
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Bloomberg Businessweek reported Lindberg has at least 12 children, including six or more through a network of egg donors and surrogates that encompassed at least 25 women.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
27 May 2026
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Inflation concerns Another factor that could push the RBI in favour of a rate cut is the risk of higher inflation.—
Sri Jegarajah,Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
3 June 2026
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Much of Microsoft’s messaging around AI is speculative and self-serving, but the company rightly points out that new computing form factors have always required specialization, and that process is complex and expensive.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
2 June 2026
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Trump’s initial goal, along with Israel, was to dismantle Iran’s nuclear program, which is a favor to the world, destroy its ballistic missile program, and halt its financing of terrorist proxies.—
Peter Lucas,
Boston Herald,
30 May 2026
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Many voters have learned to treat the pump price as a proxy for tracking inflation.—
Jeremy Lott,
The Washington Examiner,
30 May 2026
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According to the Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office, deputies raided the home and found eight people recovering from cosmetic surgery inside, along with two employees.—
Nikiya Carrero,
CBS News,
3 June 2026
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But a comment made by deputy commissioner Bill Daly during the annual State of the NHL news conference with commissioner Gary Bettman on Tuesday helps illustrate why the issue remains anything but easy for many with a stake in tournaments such as the 2028 World Cup.—
Chris Johnston,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
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During the search for the missing mother and daughter and Fieramusca, FBI agents followed Green.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
29 May 2026
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What does work is a containment pattern that treats every agent action as an external call requiring authorization at the action level, not the session level.—
Shreyans Mehta,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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“Reliever.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reliever. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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