Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reprieved
Verb
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Brown faces state charges, which can’t be pardoned by the president.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
7 Nov. 2025 -
Trump pardoned or ordered the dismissal of charges for all of them.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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She’s visibly relieved to learn that the potential young father plays the saxophone.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
9 Jan. 2026
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The other seven openings and the coaches who were relieved are Baltimore (John Harbaugh), Cleveland (Kevin Stefanski), the New York Giants (Brian Daboll), Las Vegas (Pete Carroll), Tennessee (Brian Callahan), Arizona (Jonathan Gannon) and Atlanta (Raheem Morris).—
Jerry McDonald,
Mercury News,
9 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The church released a statement about the incident on Wednesday night.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Jan. 2026
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Photographs were released on Wednesday showing Good in professional portraits and with her family.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
8 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Sullivan also assisted on the Americans’ opening goal, a 30th-minute finish tucked away by Charlotte FC homegrown Nimfasha Berchimas.—
Paul Tenorio,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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Foligno assisted on the goal for his first point of the season.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
8 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Their study suggests that slow, orderly streams of cool gas already inside the galaxy—or delivered by interactions with nearby galaxies—may be quietly feeding central black holes, allowing those black holes to gently shut down star formation without blowing the galaxy apart.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Jan. 2026
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Have the latest Reality Checks delivered to your inbox with our free newsletter.—
Taylor O'Connor,
Kansas City Star,
10 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The Canucks managed a push late, aided by a Tage Thompson double minor penalty and a pair of favourable bounces, but the gap in quality between these two teams was evident right from puck drop.—
Thomas Drance,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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As his career skyrocketed, Chalamet spent years quietly training — aided by an expert on the sport, Diego Schaaf — by pulling a table-tennis setup along to productions ranging from Dune to Wonka.—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Reprieved.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reprieved. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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