reprieved

verb

past tense of reprieve
1
as in pardoned

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2
as in relieved

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reprieved
  1. pardoned
  2. relieved
  3. released
  4. assisted
  5. delivered
  6. aided
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  • Trump later pardoned or commuted the sentences of virtually all defendants involved in the riot.
    — Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 16 July 2026
  • Trump pardoned Cuellar and his wife in December after the couple was indicted on corruption charges under former President Joe Biden’s Justice Department.
    — Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 14 July 2026
Definition of pardoned
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  • He was relieved by Emiliano Teodo, who permitted two runs over 1 2/3 innings in his big league debut.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 July 2026
  • Frankly, Miss Manners is relieved that this question was not about the neighbors taking your words literally and using the pool without your consent.
    — Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 17 July 2026
Definition of relieved
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  • In a blistering statement released after Wednesday’s vote, the mayor’s office blasted the commission and longtime Chair Robb Pitts, who recently lost his reelection bid to former Commissioner Mo Ivory.
    — Shaddi Abusaid, AJC.com, 16 July 2026
  • Video released by Iranian state media shows patients being evacuated from Shahid Baghaei Hospital in Iran’s southwestern city of Ahvaz on Wednesday.
    — Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 16 July 2026
Definition of released
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  • Both goals were assisted by crosses from superstar Lionel Messi.
    — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 15 July 2026
  • Folsom police also assisted with evacuations, scene security and traffic control.
    — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026
Definition of assisted
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  • American viewers are used to seeing their football coverage delivered by Brits and/or other Europeans.
    — Nick Miller, New York Times, 18 July 2026
  • Grid Dynamics says the platform has delivered measurable gains, including inspection cycles up to 1,000 times faster and anomaly detection 24 times quicker in industrial deployments.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 17 July 2026
Definition of delivered
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  • On Saturday, rescue crews aided by dogs and detectors found signs of life, confirming that at least one survivor was still trapped beneath the rubble.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 July 2026
  • Two teenagers, aided by an arborist, climbed a 100-foot pine tree outside a Pasadena high school Saturday to dramatize a campaign to stop a soil remediation project calling for the removal of nearly 200 trees at several school campuses.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2026
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