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as in pause
a temporary halt in an activity or condition
The pool offered a welcome reprieve from the heat.
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as in parole
law
a temporary release from the obligation to serve punishment for a crime
The judge ordered a reprieve of the execution so the accused would have time to appeal the decision.
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as in to relieve
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Recent Examples of reprieve
Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2025
Manufacturing shrank again this month, after a brief reprieve in in January and February, according to the flash manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) for March.
—Josh Fellman, Quartz, 24 Mar. 2025
Stan Choe The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 8 Feb. 2025
After rocking financial markets around the world at the start of this week, worries about a potentially punishing global trade war have eased a bit after Trump gave 30-day reprieves for tariffs on Mexico and Canada.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2025
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Noun
The pandemic provided a reprieve for millions of student loan borrowers, as stimulus checks and payment pauses allowed many of them to bring down their balances.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2025
Manufacturing shrank again this month, after a brief reprieve in in January and February, according to the flash manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) for March.
—Josh Fellman, Quartz, 24 Mar. 2025
Verb
After rocking financial markets at the start of this week, worries about a potentially punishing global trade war had eased a bit after Trump gave 30-day reprieves for tariffs on both Mexico and Canada.
—Stan Choe The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 8 Feb. 2025
After rocking financial markets around the world at the start of this week, worries about a potentially punishing global trade war have eased a bit after Trump gave 30-day reprieves for tariffs on Mexico and Canada.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reprieve
Noun
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The president announced a 90-day pause for several countries but increased tariffs on Chinese goods to 125%.—
Zack Sharf,
Variety,
10 Apr. 2025
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The trade saga took a positive turn Wednesday afternoon — with stocks surging following a bruising few days — after Trump announced a 90-day tariff pause on at least some countries.—
Paulina Likos,
CNBC,
9 Apr. 2025
Noun
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By ending the use of parole to grant temporary legal status to hundreds of thousands of migrants, the DHS is following through on the president's campaign promise of mass deportations.—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Apr. 2025
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The Menendez brothers are 30 years into their life sentences without the possibility of parole over their respective first-degree murder charges.—
Jenny Goldsberry,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Apr. 2025
Verb
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They among others called for Biden to pardon Panton, which never came to fruition.—
Newsweek Staff,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Apr. 2025
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Hunter later pleaded guilty but was pardoned by President Donald Trump.—
Kelly Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Rather than rising up and killing its former masters, Murderbot just goes about performing its security work, relieving the boredom by watching a lot of entertainment media.—
Jennifer Ouellette,
ArsTechnica,
9 Apr. 2025
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Trump rejected a 90-day pause in tariffs set to take effect on Wednesday, a bit of rumor that briefly relieved agitated financial markets before it was promptly dismissed by the White House as fiction.—
Alexis Simendinger,
The Hill,
8 Apr. 2025
Noun
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For Ukrainians, the immediate impact is clear: aid delays and program interruptions will only worsen their already fragile situation.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Mar. 2025
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When conducting a turnover, don't just set aside time for discussions, but help clear their schedule to complete the turnover without interruptions.—
Dr. Cynthia J. Young,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
Noun
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These partisans, of course, will oppose commutation – but Polis still should grant it.—
Mike Davis,
The Denver Post,
19 Mar. 2025
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Peltier was released from a Florida prison only a few days ago following the commutation of his sentence by Pres.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
20 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Both artists earmarked the royalties from the song to aid the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention organization.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
7 Apr. 2025
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On Friday, Adams and Duffy went underground, boarding the BQE line in Brooklyn and riding the subway into Manhattan alongside NYPD Chief of Transit Joseph Gulotta as the federal government vows to aid the city with its crime prevention.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
5 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The Tigers trailed Creighton at halftime and led Michigan just 30-29 at the break before pulling away down the stretch of both of those games.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2025
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One fan, as Jokic exited the tunnel at the halftime break, bowed two hands to the center in sheer reverence.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
29 Mar. 2025
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“Reprieve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reprieve. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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