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Recent Examples of reliever
Among the relievers to follow him into the game, right-hander Sean Barnett (21.86 ERA) allowed five runs in two-thirds of an inning.
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Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 July 2025
In a 9-2 loss to the Pirates on Saturday, the Mets used five different relievers after right-hander Paul Blackburn was knocked around in the second inning.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 1 July 2025
Walker is the worst of all worlds — a reliever who’s too talented to give up on, but too erratic to trust.
—Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 30 June 2025
Timing matters; lots of teams look for experienced lefty relievers at the trade deadline.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 28 June 2025
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Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 July 2025
In a 9-2 loss to the Pirates on Saturday, the Mets used five different relievers after right-hander Paul Blackburn was knocked around in the second inning.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 1 July 2025
Walker is the worst of all worlds — a reliever who’s too talented to give up on, but too erratic to trust.
—Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 30 June 2025
Timing matters; lots of teams look for experienced lefty relievers at the trade deadline.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 28 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reliever
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My parents, players, assistant coaches, family and friends.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
28 June 2025
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Although the Magic continue to make a push to hire Mavericks assistant God Shammgod away from Dallas, according to NBA reporter Marc Stein, Mosley wouldn’t reveal his cards Friday.—
Jason Beede,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 June 2025
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Watching robots like Barb and Peter grab your order in just seconds is pretty impressive, but what's even more remarkable is that this technology is already making shopping quicker, safer, and a whole lot easier.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
30 June 2025
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With two eight-piston monobloc calipers at the front and two six-piston monobloc calipers at the back, the brake system can bring the Bolide from 186 mph to a standstill in 6.0 seconds, doing so in 748 feet.—
Viju Mathew,
Robb Report,
30 June 2025
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The lawsuit alleges negligent infliction of emotional distress and negligence, according to the Connecticut Mirror. Anthony Spinella, her attorney, told the Connecticut Mirror that Ortiz was seeking $3 million in damages.—
Livi Stanford,
Hartford Courant,
6 July 2025
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Upon her release in January 2013, Rachel requested a meeting with her attorney.—
Alex Gurley,
People.com,
6 July 2025
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Crawley and husband Ryan Dawkins welcomed their first baby together, daughter Rowen Lily, in January 2024 via surrogate.—
Kayla Grant,
People.com,
23 June 2025
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Our interview, however, was just two days earlier, and his surrogate was already three centimeters dilated!—
Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal,
Parents,
12 June 2025
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Anime’s influence among athletes, particularly Black and African audiences, was a motivating factor in the collaboration, according to the partners.—
Jamie Lang,
Variety,
27 June 2025
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Three key factors make this particularly hard and point to where solutions might emerge.—
Jeff Mahler,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) said Putin's and Peskov's statements show Moscow has not abandoned its war aims, which include government change, a pro-Russian proxy government in Kyiv, and limitations on Ukraine's military.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 July 2025
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The church, through its Board of Pensions, plans to present the proposal at the company’s annual stockholder meeting later this summer, according to Albertsons’ annual proxy statement released June 20.—
Angela Palermo
July 4,
Idaho Statesman,
4 July 2025
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Eric Toms, supervisory deputy U.S. Marshal with the District of Boise, said the agency was receiving more tips from the public following the statement the task force released Sunday.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
7 July 2025
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Decker had searched online for information about moving to Canada days before his children were killed, a deputy US Marshal said in a court affidavit.—
Cindy Von Quednow,
CNN Money,
7 July 2025
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In many cases, legacy systems can’t easily accommodate these autonomous agents without substantial reengineering.—
Sol Rashidi,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
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Six crew members and a gate agent at Charlotte Douglas International Airport were taken to the hospital Friday night after inhaling something, according to MEDIC.—
Jeff A. Chamer,
Charlotte Observer,
28 June 2025
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“Reliever.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reliever. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.
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