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as in rescued
to remove from danger or harm
the passengers waited for the rescue ship to come and deliver them
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as in rendered
to give (something) over to the control or possession of another usually under duress
delivered up the ransom money
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as in provided
to put (something) into the possession of someone for use or consumption
the inn endeavors to deliver the luxuries that its well-heeled guests have come to expect
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as in handed
to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another
delivered the prisoners to the sheriff
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as in succeeded
to turn out as planned or desired
finally, a summer blockbuster that delivers
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as in produced
to bring forth from the womb
she delivered four healthy babies
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as in indulged
to give (oneself) over to something especially unrestrainedly
deeply dissatisfied with his dissolute lifestyle, he resolved to deliver himself over to the ways of the Lord
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Recent Examples of delivered
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2025
Republicans delivered their major tax-and-spending cut bill this year faster than almost anyone in Washington had expected — and instrumental in that whirlwind process was House Ways and Means Committee chief tax counsel Sean Clerget.
—Tobias Burns, The Hill, 18 Sep. 2025
While technology has always played a role in diagnosing and treating disease, the health care industry as a whole has been slower to adopt innovative digital platforms for analyzing data to change how care is delivered.
—Alice Park, Time, 18 Sep. 2025
Against a quarterback in Russell Wilson that was on the hot seat entering week two after a putrid showing to open the season a week prior, the 10-time Pro Bowler delivered 450 yards through the air, the second-most in his illustrious Hall of Fame-caliber career.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Sep. 2025
The Cygnus spacecraft also delivered a new navigation aid to be mounted outside the space station to help future crew and cargo ships guide themselves toward the complex.
—Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 18 Sep. 2025
Building on this success, The Rose sold more than 150,000 tickets on their Dawn to Dusk Tour and delivered a show-stopping set at Coachella 2024.
—Joan MacDonald, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
On Monday night, Jimmy Kimmel delivered an opening monologue on his talk show that addressed the online reaction to the arrest of Tyler Robinson, the primary suspect in the shooting of Charlie Kirk.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 18 Sep. 2025
If YouTube delivered a huge ratings number, the broadcast networks that have leaned on their reach for relevance – Fox, CBS, NBC and ABC – would have to admit that YouTube, with its 2 billion monthly active users, is simply a better mousetrap to maximize audience.
—Contessa Brewer,alex Sherman, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
The prototype delivered 13 per cent conversion efficiency, which, in simple terms, meant that with the prototype, for every 100 units of heat energy that went into the device, about 13 units were turned into electricity.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2025
Republicans delivered their major tax-and-spending cut bill this year faster than almost anyone in Washington had expected — and instrumental in that whirlwind process was House Ways and Means Committee chief tax counsel Sean Clerget.
—Tobias Burns, The Hill, 18 Sep. 2025
While technology has always played a role in diagnosing and treating disease, the health care industry as a whole has been slower to adopt innovative digital platforms for analyzing data to change how care is delivered.
—Alice Park, Time, 18 Sep. 2025
Against a quarterback in Russell Wilson that was on the hot seat entering week two after a putrid showing to open the season a week prior, the 10-time Pro Bowler delivered 450 yards through the air, the second-most in his illustrious Hall of Fame-caliber career.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Sep. 2025
The Cygnus spacecraft also delivered a new navigation aid to be mounted outside the space station to help future crew and cargo ships guide themselves toward the complex.
—Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 18 Sep. 2025
Building on this success, The Rose sold more than 150,000 tickets on their Dawn to Dusk Tour and delivered a show-stopping set at Coachella 2024.
—Joan MacDonald, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
On Monday night, Jimmy Kimmel delivered an opening monologue on his talk show that addressed the online reaction to the arrest of Tyler Robinson, the primary suspect in the shooting of Charlie Kirk.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 18 Sep. 2025
If YouTube delivered a huge ratings number, the broadcast networks that have leaned on their reach for relevance – Fox, CBS, NBC and ABC – would have to admit that YouTube, with its 2 billion monthly active users, is simply a better mousetrap to maximize audience.
—Contessa Brewer,alex Sherman, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for delivered
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Even small improvements can translate to billions saved and a measurable climate benefit.—
Ron Schmelzer,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Under the location where the PDF will be saved, set the file type dropdown to PDF.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Directed by Paul Greengrass, The Lost Bus tells the harrowing true story of a school bus driver, Kevein McKay (McConaughey), and a dedicated teacher, Mary Ludwig (Ferrera), who heroically rescued 22 children from a deadly California wildfire.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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The father was later rescued and taken to Barstow Community Hospital, where he was treated and released.—
Doc Louallen,
ABC News,
19 Sep. 2025
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Medieval Europe, an era that gave us heraldry, court jesters, and troubadours, is rendered in dull, grayish brown hues.—
Will Collins,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Sep. 2025
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Not only does cloud storage occupy less space, but it cannot be physically destroyed and rendered useless like physical hard drives without a user explicitly deleting information.—
Chongwei Chen,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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These operating agreements provided that if a member of the LLCs filed or was forced into bankruptcy, then the bankrupt member would be immediately dissociated from the LLC and no longer will receive distributions.—
Jay Adkisson,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Wind, solar and batteries provided only about 3 percent of total primary energy consumption last year, the spokesperson said.—
Jeff Young,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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But how often have you been handed a bill at a restaurant that includes a 20% mandatory tip?—
Susan Tompor,
USA Today,
16 Sep. 2025
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TikTok has been handed another lifeline.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Sep. 2025
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Bryan Seabury, who succeeded McNamara as head of drama in 2016, continues to lead the studio’s drama team; Kate Adler who ran comedy at the time, continues to do so.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
16 Sep. 2025
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Now, a team of international astronomers has succeeded in deciphering the gravitational wave signal, GW190412, to determine more about the collision and the resulting event that sent an infant black hole hurtling through space.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
16 Sep. 2025
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The exosomes produced in this process contain no live cells or intact genetic material.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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The Apple Music Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show starring Kendrick Lamar was executive produced by Jay-Z, whose company Roc Nation is behind picking the Super Bowl halftime performer.—
Marina Watts,
PEOPLE,
15 Sep. 2025
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Aztecs speared and ate them, and Catholic monks indulged on the aquatic delicacies on days they weren’t allowed to eat red meat.—
Sophie Hartley,
IndyStar,
9 Sep. 2025
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At one point Wednesday, the judge indulged their request to meet with Adelson and the attorneys at a side bar out of the public’s earshot.—
Lauren del Valle,
CNN Money,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Delivered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delivered. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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