relievers

Definition of relieversnext
plural of reliever

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for relievers
Noun
  • Undeterred, Staley kept at Auriemma until she, too, was steered away by her assistants.
    Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 4 Apr. 2026
  • The 72-year-old coach walked toward Staley in the final seconds of the game before the two had an angry exchange, with assistants having to get in between them.
    David Brandt, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Ultralight pilot David Shelton filed a complaint with the FAA in October that, after back-and-forth responses with Yuba County’s attorneys, concluded with final responses in March.
    Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Will the agency adopt the model of personal injury attorneys and serial plaintiffs who have abused the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Unruh Civil Rights Act to shake down unsuspecting business owners for purely technical violations of the law?
    Adam Summers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • But the decision to start it was his alone, and no amount of spin from his surrogates should obscure this fact.
    Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Surrogacy helps people from all backgrounds build a family, and experts in the field say that the myth that surrogates are exploited is not accurate.
    Kris Ann Valdez, Parents, 13 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • California's Natural Resources Secretary Wade Crowfoot said the state identified factors behind price spikes, but stopped short of blaming oil companies for price gouging.
    Richard Ramos, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
  • If an item is resistant to certain factors, it will be listed in the product description.
    BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Taken together, these actions will cripple Iran's military, crush their ability to support terrorist proxies and deny them the ability to build a nuclear bomb.
    James Powel, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Iran and its proxies retaliated with strikes against countries across the region.
    James Legge, CNN Money, 29 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Stricter rules were imposed on documentation required for sponsors, border agents started pressuring unaccompanied children to self-deport before transferring them to shelters and Immigration and Customs Enforcement started arresting some sponsors in the middle of the release process.
    ABC News, ABC News, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Following the deadly shooting of two Americans by immigration agents in Minneapolis earlier this year, congressional Democrats have opposed funding ICE and CBP without policy changes, but the two parties have been unable to reach an agreement on reforms.
    Joe Walsh, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Deadline has contacted Dion’s reps for comment on the latest rumors that an announcement is imminent.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Fely also impressed during Pro Day last week, managing a monster 38 reps on the bench press.
    Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 30 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • In 2025, the Pentagon explored privatizing commissaries, soliciting interest from commercial retailers and investment firms to take over operations at 178 domestic locations.
    Ryan Macasero, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2026
  • What started as a small orchard grew into Crown Orchard Company, a thriving wholesale business that now supplies fruit to grocery stores and military commissaries across the East Coast.
    Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 25 Sep. 2025
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“Relievers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relievers. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.

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