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Recent Examples of reliever
With the White Sox, Crochet broke onto the scene as a reliever, pitching in 2020 and 2021 out of the bullpen.
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Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 1 Apr. 2025
Six relievers combined to hold the Braves to one run after starter Michael King exited in the top of the third with an elevated early-season pitch count.
—Dennis Lin, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
The candid comments were the first time anyone with the Mets acknowledged some doubt about converting Holmes from a reliever to a starter.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 27 Mar. 2025
The right-handed relievers are Bryse Wilson, Jordan Leasure, Penn Murfee, Mike Vasil and Mike Clevinger.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025
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Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 1 Apr. 2025
Six relievers combined to hold the Braves to one run after starter Michael King exited in the top of the third with an elevated early-season pitch count.
—Dennis Lin, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
The candid comments were the first time anyone with the Mets acknowledged some doubt about converting Holmes from a reliever to a starter.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 27 Mar. 2025
The right-handed relievers are Bryse Wilson, Jordan Leasure, Penn Murfee, Mike Vasil and Mike Clevinger.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reliever
Noun
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Grimes was a graduate assistant under Lou Holtz from 1981-82.—
Michael Harley,
Arkansas Online,
6 Apr. 2025
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However, when the original assistant is gone, there will be no alternative but to use its AI-powered replacement.—
Paul Monckton,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The ball fell to the court in no-man’s land and the final seconds ran off the clock.—
Kevin Dotson,
CNN Money,
8 Apr. 2025
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For all of Gibbs-White’s awareness, Tielemans did not touch the ball in those 50 seconds.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025
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Khalil's attorneys harshly criticized Rubio's memo and the government's case against Khalil.—
Camilo Montoya-Galvez,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2025
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Toward the end of the documentary, the mothers and their attorney agree that Rockelle is the first and biggest victim in the Squad debacle.—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2025
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During the presidential campaign, Waltz proved to be a key surrogate for Trump, criticizing the Biden-Harris foreign policy record.—
Kelsey Walsh,
ABC News,
25 Mar. 2025
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At the time, Trump advisers, surrogates and MAGA media mocked us for taking that seriously, accusing us of having Trump Derangement Syndrome, their favorite term for, well, taking Trump at his word.—
S.E. Cupp,
New York Daily News,
19 Mar. 2025
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If lifestyle factors don’t seem to be the culprits—such as caring for a new baby or training for a marathon—she’ll typically do a blood workup to try to figure out what’s going on.—
Ali Pantony,
Glamour,
4 Apr. 2025
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In an exclusive interview with PEOPLE, executive producer David Bernad reveals he and show creator Mike White had a backup plan to ensure the show maintains its signature shock factor.—
Liza Esquibias,
People.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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The rule, which tables the proxy voting for new parents push, was adopted 213-211 mostly along party lines.—
Emily Brooks,
The Hill,
8 Apr. 2025
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Johnson, who considers proxy voting to be unconstitutional, said any further floor action was halted and sent members home.—
Caitlin Yilek,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2025
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Earlier Tuesday, Mastro, whose record of championing conservative causes in court resulted in the City Council blocking him from becoming Adams’ corporation counsel last year, made his first official appearance as first deputy at a City Hall press conference with the mayor.—
Chris Sommerfeldt,
New York Daily News,
2 Apr. 2025
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On June 8, 2022, U.S. deputy marshals reported seeing a person dressed in black clothing and carrying a backpack and suitcase get out of a taxi that stopped in front of a current justice's house at roughly 1:05 a.m., according to an FBI affidavit filed in court.—
Scott MacFarlane,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2025
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Despite still not having an agent, Marshall had her managers secure her a script and even cut the reel for her self-tape herself.—
Ronda Racha Penrice,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Apr. 2025
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The defense pointed to several potential suspects at the home at the time, including Albert, his nephew and their friend, an agent for the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives who had been exchanging flirty text messages with Read.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
5 Apr. 2025
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“Reliever.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reliever. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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