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Recent Examples of reliever
Chapman, of course, brings a wealth of closing experience and remains a capable leverage reliever.
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Justin Gest, Newsweek, 10 Feb. 2025
A day after agreeing to a deal with left-handed reliever Danny Coulombe on Tuesday, the Twins addressed another need Wednesday, coming to terms on a one-year deal with a mutual option for 2026 with outfielder Harrison Bader, a source confirmed.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 5 Feb. 2025
With subpar performances from the relievers early in the year, that issue likely cost them a playoff spot.
—Sahadev Sharma, The Athletic, 5 Feb. 2025
Pain relievers: Analgesics like ibuprofen or acetaminophen can alleviate discomfort.
—Christopher Bergland, Verywell Health, 4 Feb. 2025
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Justin Gest, Newsweek, 10 Feb. 2025
A day after agreeing to a deal with left-handed reliever Danny Coulombe on Tuesday, the Twins addressed another need Wednesday, coming to terms on a one-year deal with a mutual option for 2026 with outfielder Harrison Bader, a source confirmed.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 5 Feb. 2025
With subpar performances from the relievers early in the year, that issue likely cost them a playoff spot.
—Sahadev Sharma, The Athletic, 5 Feb. 2025
Pain relievers: Analgesics like ibuprofen or acetaminophen can alleviate discomfort.
—Christopher Bergland, Verywell Health, 4 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reliever
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The Huskers’ 40-year-old running backs coach is the only assistant without terms of a contract revealed for this year.—
Mitch Sherman,
The Athletic,
17 Feb. 2025
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An assistant discovered Baena's body at a Los Angeles-area home around 10:30 a.m.—
Jen Juneau,
People.com,
17 Feb. 2025
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Eagle Mountain hit seven of eight free throws in the final 35 seconds to put the game away.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 Feb. 2025
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What transpired was three fights in the first nine seconds of the game, followed by a U.S. 3-1 victory.—
Scott Thompson,
Fox News,
18 Feb. 2025
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Patel, a former Justice Department attorney and longtime Trump ally, is one of the latest presidential appointees to be confirmed by the Senate.—
Bart Jansen,
USA TODAY,
25 Feb. 2025
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Most of us don’t look for an example of statesmanship in the U.S. attorney’s office of the Southern District of New York.—
John T. Shaw,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Feb. 2025
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The former president was among multiple high-profile surrogates to campaign across the state, and Harris made frequent visits.—
Gavin Off and,
Charlotte Observer,
18 Feb. 2025
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The two never married but share two kids, daughter True, 6, and son Tatum, 2, who was born via surrogate.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
13 Feb. 2025
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External factors can also drive job search rejection.—
Caroline Castrillon,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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Experts speaking to Newsweek have shared their fears that the rates of vaccination, among other factors, could make the recent measles outbreak more likely to grow.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
27 Feb. 2025
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The tension arose from the fact that Mike—and by proxy, Harvey—might at any moment get caught in this masquerade.—
Eliana Dockterman,
TIME,
23 Feb. 2025
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The inhospitable landscape of sand, bare rock, and salt flats is so extreme and otherworldly that it’s used as a proxy for Mars by researchers.—
Lauren Leffer,
Popular Science,
20 Feb. 2025
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Srinivas Phatak, Unilever’s current deputy CFO and group controller, will take over as interim CFO.—
Karen Gilchrist,
CNBC,
25 Feb. 2025
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Hinds County Sheriff Tyree Jones identified the slain deputy as 37-year-old Martin Shields, Jr., in a Facebook post.—
Elizabeth Pritchett,
Fox News,
24 Feb. 2025
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Caro Quintero was released when a court overturned his 40-year sentence for the 1985 kidnapping and killing of DEA agent Camarena.—
Greg Wehner,
Fox News,
28 Feb. 2025
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The former leader of a Mexican cartel, thought responsible for the 1985 death of a Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agent in the 1980s, was among 29 defendants extradited to the United States Thursday.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Reliever.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reliever. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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