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reprieving

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verb

present participle of reprieve

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for reprieving
Verb
  • Advertisement The family has spoken out against the possibility of Trump pardoning Maxwell since she was moved to a minimum security facility.
    Rebecca Schneid, Time, 23 Aug. 2025
  • Trump has not ruled out pardoning Maxwell, and she was moved to a different prison with much more minimal security following her interview.
    Alison Durkee, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The packable device loops over your seatback tray table, instantly elevating your legs, relieving pressure from your hips, and creating a more relaxed and comfortable long-haul flight experience.
    Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 27 Sep. 2025
  • Europe's new Ariane 6 rocket has flown successfully three times, relieving some of the need for European governments to look to the United States for SpaceX rockets to launch their military satellites.
    Benj Edwards, ArsTechnica, 25 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The city will start delivering new trash bins — gray instead of the old black — next week.
    Sam Schulz, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Sep. 2025
  • And Mahomes — mostly by hitting his back foot and delivering quickfire strikes — picked apart a Ravens defense that always seemed a step behind.
    Jesse Newell, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Over three years, Kors’ funding will enable WFP to provide consistent school meals for 250,000 children while assisting 1,500 farmers to supply eggs, vegetables and fruits across 10 districts in Sri Lanka.
    Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Petrino has experience in assisting on defense, most notably having the Arkansas defensive ends line up wider after halftime in a 2011 game against Texas A&M in which the Razorbacks rallied from a 35-17 halftime deficit to win 42-38.
    Tom Murphy, Arkansas Online, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The secondary route is a battle upward from the city of Ephyra to Mount Olympus to learn who is aiding Chronos in his siege of the mortal realm and quell it.
    Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025
  • The 21-year-old was placed in an induced coma and underwent surgery Tuesday in hopes of aiding his recovery.
    Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Taylor Swift is releasing an 89-minute film to theaters this weekend that will include a music video, lyric videos and commentary from her on the new album.
    Bryan West, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Instead of releasing Guevara, the Board of Immigration Appeals reopened Guevara’s 13-year-old immigration case, which had been closed and authorized him to work in the US.
    Liam Reilly, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The Quartet comprised the United Nations, the European Union, Russia and the United States, and appointed Blair as its envoy in 2007 with the goal of helping to develop the Palestinian economy and institutions.
    Tim Lister, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Moody has been dedicating her practice to helping clients navigate the AI space and counsels nearly a dozen generative voice and audio AI companies.
    Claudia Rosenbaum, HollywoodReporter, 1 Oct. 2025
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“Reprieving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reprieving. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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