waived

past tense of waive

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Recent Examples of waived Along with Smith’s injury history, he has also already been waived by the Heat four different times before eventually being brought back. Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2025 The amount of fees waived will be up to $12,491 per home, for a total amount not to exceed $1,099,132, according to the agenda item. Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Oct. 2025 Davis was one of four players to get waived in the Lakers' final round of cuts on Saturday, joining Augustas Marčiulionis, Anton Watson and Nate Williams. Matt Audilet, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Oct. 2025 Estime, the Broncos’ fifth-round pick out of Notre Dame in the 2024 NFL draft, was waived by Denver this past August after falling behind Tyler Badie and Jaleel McLaughlin on the depth chart. Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 18 Oct. 2025 His family and supporters are hoping the deportation order will be waived in light of Vedam's exoneration and wrongful imprisonment, as well as his work while in prison to improve his own life and the lives of other prisoners. Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 15 Oct. 2025 In the months since the safety was waived, Sanders has appeared to shift his focus from football to social media content. Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2025 Just as his trial was about to begin, Rader waived his right to a trial and pleaded guilty to 10 counts of first-degree murder in June 2005, per NBC News. Nicole Briese, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025 The 49ers also promoted DE Trevis Gipson from the practice squad and waived defensive end Robert Beal Jr. Cam Inman, Mercury News, 11 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for waived
Verb
  • The 29-year-old denied former Arsenal striker Folarin Balogun three times in the first half.
    Elias Burke, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
  • David denied the allegations at the time.
    Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Sol Price had relinquished his official leadership role, and Robert’s fifteen-year-old son had recently died of cancer, devastating the family.
    Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Three years later, Hastings relinquished that post and moved on to become the company's executive chairman, elevating Greg Peters into his spot as co-CEO.
    Alex Sherman, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2025

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