reprieved

past tense of reprieve

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for reprieved
Verb
  • Trump pardoned Angeli, and nearly everyone charged in the riot, on the first day of his second term in the White House.
    Stephanie Murray, AZCentral.com, 18 Oct. 2025
  • She was nonetheless convicted of bank robbery and sentenced to seven years in prison, though her sentence was later commuted by President Jimmy Carter and she was pardoned by President Bill Clinton in 2001.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • If ever there was a time to be grateful and relieved for being mistaken, this is that time.
    Staff Author, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Officials at the Water Reclamation Authority are pursuing new goals after the utility was officially released last year from a pair of longstanding legal agreements that required the utility to address sewer overflows, leading to major investments across the system.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 22 Oct. 2025
  • The Perfect Neighbor is among the most startling documentaries Netflix has released onto its platform in years.
    Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Training staff attended to the Colts defender and assisted him off the field.
    James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Indivisible Central Indiana took the lead in organizing the Indianapolis protest while the American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana, MADVoters Indiana, Women4Change Indiana, Concerned Clergy of Indianapolis and others assisted and promoted the event.
    Tony Cook, IndyStar, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Schneider delivered, finishing off a feed from Emily Hagan in front – despite traffic around her – for the game-winning goal in the final four minutes of the third quarter.
    Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Some of their work is delivered in a classroom setting and some of it is one-on-one.
    George Caulkin, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Meanwhile, organic sales in the Asia-Pacific region fell 10 percent, versus a 19 percent decline in the prior quarter, aided by improving trends in mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau and South Korea.
    Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Paramount is aided by Larry Ellison’s deep pockets and close ties to the White House, which has criticized Comcast’s Brian Roberts but is also friendly with Discovery’s éminence grise, John Malone.
    Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 21 Oct. 2025
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“Reprieved.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reprieved. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.

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