reliever

noun

Definition of relievernext
as in assistant

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Recent Examples of reliever Rafael Devers knocked in a run on a ground-rule double down the left field line, Gilbert scored on a wild pitch by reliever Parker Mushinski, and Bryce Eldridge batted in one more run for a 7-1 lead. — ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026 Flores broke it open for the Pirates with a drive off reliever John King in the eighth. — CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026 Jake Bauers drove in the go-ahead run on a single off Dodgers reliever Alex Vesia, who entered the game with two runners on after Díaz gave up four hits. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026 Murphy hit a curveball by Detroit Tigers reliever Willie Hernandez, who would win American League MVP and Cy Young honors that year for his World Series-winning club. — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 14 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for reliever
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reliever
  1. assistant
  2. second
  3. attorney
  4. surrogate
  5. factor
  6. proxy
  7. deputy
  8. agent
Noun
  • Second-year University of Connecticut student Kira Mesick jumped at the chance to fill a resident assistant job at the university’s new, $29 million residence hall in downtown Hartford, seizing on its Pratt Street location.
    — Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Sustaining a life in medicine would be impossible without the support of my colleagues — doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, medical assistants, technicians and translators.
    — Rajani LaRocca, PEOPLE, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of assistant
Noun
  • The meteors are tiny fragments shed by Comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle that burn up in Earth’s atmosphere at about 37 miles (59 kilometers) per second.
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Hong Kong — A Chinese rocket set to launch a satellite into orbit blew-up seconds after liftoff Monday, marking the relatively rare failure for a rocket considered a workhorse of Beijing’s space program.
    — Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of second
Noun
  • According to their attorney, an unmarked vehicle carrying immigration agents attempted to pull them over near Dundalk Avenue and O'Donnell Street.
    — Adam Thompson, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Entertainment Weekly has reached out to attorneys for both Carradine’s family and the regents of the University of California for comment.
    — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of attorney
Noun
  • The baby arrived at a Dallas hospital on Wednesday after the surrogate, McKenna West, traveled from her home state of Alaska to Texas.
    — Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The baby at the center of a dispute between a surrogate and the parents is now in his parents' custody and receiving care, their lawyer said Thursday.
    — Nicole Brown Chau, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of surrogate
Noun
  • The second is another factor limited by the iPhone… the MacBook Neo 2 is expected to bump memory up to 12 GB.
    — Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Such filings typically chronicle the impact of a defendant's crimes, as well as his history, upbringing and other aggravating or mitigating factors.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of factor
Noun
  • This Congress, Luna has been at the center of legislative fights over a congressional stock trading ban, proxy voting for parents, the SAVE America Act, and releasing the Epstein files.
    — Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 12 Aug. 2026
  • His apparent rubber stamp by the Disney board was used as ammunition by activist investor Nelson Peltz in a bruising proxy fight with the Mouse House.
    — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of proxy
Noun
  • Circumstances leading up to the shooting are still under investigation, but deputies said that a man was shot in the leg.
    — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026
  • For Daniel Murray, deputy chief investment officer at EFG Asset Management, investor skepticism on European stocks had gone too far given the outlook for strong macro growth and solid earnings.
    — Sagarika Jaisinghani, Fortune, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of deputy
Noun
  • The attorney said the agents cut off the SUV and slammed on their brakes.
    — Adam Thompson, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Anger toward the people who encouraged Beloozerov to pass information to them, and anger toward the agents who killed him.
    — Isabelle Chapman, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of agent

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“Reliever.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reliever. Accessed 17 Aug. 2026.

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