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as in pause
a temporary halt in an activity or condition
The pool offered a welcome reprieve from the heat.
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as in parole
law
a temporary release from the obligation to serve punishment for a crime
The judge ordered a reprieve of the execution so the accused would have time to appeal the decision.
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Recent Examples of reprieve
Randall Colburn, EW.com, 24 July 2025
Businesses and households rush to import goods during tariff reprieves and then lessen their purchasing when the levies are set back in place.
—Ivan Illan, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
Kansas City Star, 11 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, Mexico’s One&Only Mandarina offers a reprieve about an hour north of Puerto Vallarta, while Newfoundland, Canada’s Fogo Island Inn melds stunning design with the dreamiest of remote settings.
—Rachel Chang, AFAR Media, 10 Oct. 2025
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Noun
There have been more than enough chances and reprieve given.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 24 July 2025
Businesses and households rush to import goods during tariff reprieves and then lessen their purchasing when the levies are set back in place.
—Ivan Illan, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
Verb
Enabled by that silly and gratuitous reprieve and Young’s offside on a third-and-5 later in the drive, Alabama promptly tied it and rattled off 17 straight points on the way to a 27-24 victory.
—Kansas City Star, 11 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, Mexico’s One&Only Mandarina offers a reprieve about an hour north of Puerto Vallarta, while Newfoundland, Canada’s Fogo Island Inn melds stunning design with the dreamiest of remote settings.
—Rachel Chang, AFAR Media, 10 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reprieve
Noun
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Lawrence also took another two-year pause after the release of raunchy comedy No Hard Feelings (2023) before taking on a new project, Die My Love.—
Lex Goldstein,
PEOPLE,
20 Oct. 2025
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While earnings season has helped fill the information void, this pause in government data comes at a uniquely unfortunate time, given questions about the health of the labor market and inflationary pressures during the trade war.—
Zev Fima,Kevin Stankiewicz,
CNBC,
19 Oct. 2025
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Jan was removed from the school, and Berchtold was arrested the next day for federal parole violation.—
Alex Gurley,
PEOPLE,
18 Oct. 2025
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The Haitians had been allowed to work under a humanitarian parole program and had earned promotions at Goodwin.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
18 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Some of the hip-hop and soul videos of the era were so over the top, and this was so, pardon the expression, stripped down.—
Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Oct. 2025
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Trump weighs in on Netanyahu criminal case Trump diverged from his prepared remarks to the Knesset to call on Israel’s president to pardon Netanyahu, who faces three criminal charges.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
13 Oct. 2025
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The unexpected move left contestants relieved but on edge, knowing that one misstep next week could cost them a double penalty.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Oct. 2025
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Interesting conversations with friends may relieve stress, while networking or several surface-level interactions are more likely to exhaust you, Wood says.—
Megan Sauer,
CNBC,
14 Oct. 2025
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Sponsors assume no responsibility for any error, omissions, interruption, deletion, defect or delay in operation with transmission, communications, line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to or allegation of submissions.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
16 Oct. 2025
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As for closures and travel interruptions, Pirek said the only stoppages that will occur are some trains at Camp Pendleton.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Oct. 2025
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With the Supreme Court's order Monday, Maxwell's final hope of winning an early release may be in obtaining a pardon or sentence commutation from President Donald Trump, who is a former friend of both her and Epstein.—
Dan Mangan,
CNBC,
6 Oct. 2025
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Newsom granted a commutation to Arthur Battle, convicted of murder for a 2006 contract killing.—
Daniel Lempres,
Sacbee.com,
31 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Ohio State committed wide receiver Kayden Dixon-Wyatt aided the drive with a 26-yard reception that featured a cutback across the field.—
Dan Albano,
Oc Register,
19 Oct. 2025
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The Giants also could seek to preserve some continuity from this past season’s coaching staff to aid Vitello’s transition.—
Andrew Baggarly,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
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Quentin Johnston came up with their first down after the break.—
Ryan Finley,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Oct. 2025
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Shore break occurs when waves break directly on the beach.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
19 Oct. 2025
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“Reprieve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reprieve. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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