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paroled

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verb

past tense of parole

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Recent Examples of paroled
Verb
He was paroled in January 2010 and discharged from parole in July 2012. Nushrat Rahman, Freep.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for paroled
Verb
  • Oceanside fire crews rescued the driver of a semi-truck that crashed on Interstate 5 near Harbor Drive early Wednesday, leaving the cab dangling 70 feet above the San Luis Rey River in Oceanside.
    Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Austin’s brother and sister were ultimately rescued along with their mother Joanne, 47, after being found clinging to a paddleboard.
    Jack Guy, CNN Money, 11 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • The freed electrons drift toward readout planes at either end, creating a detailed 3D image of each particle’s trajectory.
    Tejasri Gururaj, Interesting Engineering, 29 Jan. 2026
  • And that coalition means making inroads into the Democratic big cities of the North, and that means, of necessity, jettisoning concern for the freed slaves.
    David Frum, The Atlantic, 28 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Her cousins and aunt were ransomed and released in Lebanon; Caroline was taken separately, chosen by an ISIS emir, and has never been found.
    Nuri Kino, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
  • Further south, shipwrecked sailors were well advised to steer clear of the Diola of the Casamance, who would kill them on sight—until the Diola found out that the sailors could be ransomed.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Dec. 2025
Adjective
  • Mapping his passes received shows just how liberated Rogers is when searching for the ball.
    James McNicholas, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
  • These can absorb liberated oxygen and convert it into uranium oxide instead of carbon dioxide.
    Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 3 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • The actress would go on to struggle with addiction issues and in February 1991, emancipated herself at the age of 14.
    Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 5 Dec. 2025
  • All the black captives in liberated territories were emancipated, and Amador was proclaimed king.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • The pass cannot be redeemed until March 2026.
    Julia Gomez, USA Today, 4 Feb. 2026
  • These machines legally award players points that can be redeemed for in-store merchandise, gas credits, or Georgia Lottery tickets—but Georgia law strictly prohibits cash payouts.
    Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 2 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • But what saved the boys in the end was planning—and a whole lot of daring.
    Emilee Coblentz, Outside, 11 Feb. 2026
  • The minus-14 defensive runs saved, according to FanGraphs, that were the second worst among 31 catchers with at least 600 innings caught.
    Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 11 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • The officer discharged his weapon, hitting Chakraborty four times.
    Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 5 Feb. 2026
  • According to investigators, Steele allegedly discharged a firearm in the parking lot of the bar, striking two innocent bystanders, Wright said.
    Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 5 Feb. 2026

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“Paroled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paroled. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.

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