Thesaurus / reprieve
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There are a number of reasons why someone who is feeling anxious might find reprieve in horror.
WHY HORROR FILMS ARE MORE POPULAR THAN EVER - ISSUE 95: ESCAPECOLTAN SCRIVNERJANUARY 14, 2021NAUTILUSIf you were expecting a bit of a reprieve in the news flow this week, forget it.
THE CLOUD OF IMPEACHMENT HANGS OVER THE MARKETS—EVEN BITCOIN IS SINKINGBERNHARD WARNERJANUARY 11, 2021FORTUNEThe governor said $75 million worth of loans to small businesses will be forgiven and converted into grants, and companies will get a reprieve on an expected increase in unemployment taxes.
VA. GOVERNOR IMPOSES CURFEW WHILE TOUGHENING RESTRICTIONS; MARYLAND COUNTIES CUT INDOOR DININGLAURA VOZZELLA, RACHEL CHASON, ERIN COX, MICHAEL BRICE-SADDLERDECEMBER 10, 2020WASHINGTON POSTAll of the day’s dockets were canceled, giving them a brief reprieve until their rescheduled hearing date in December.
LOGGING IN TO GET KICKED OUT: INSIDE AMERICA’S VIRTUAL EVICTION CRISISEILEEN GUODECEMBER 2, 2020MIT TECHNOLOGY REVIEWHanded a reprieve, Tagovailoa helped move the Dolphins 54 more yards downfield, and running back Jordan Howard finished things off with a two-yard touchdown run.
STEELERS STAY UNBEATEN, CHARGERS DROP ANOTHER HEARTBREAKER IN NFL WEEK 9CINDY BOREN, MARK MASKE, DES BIELERNOVEMBER 9, 2020WASHINGTON POSTThe order was a temporary reprieve for Democrats who fought to ensure those ballots would be tallied.
SUPREME COURT SPLIT IN PA. ELECTION CASE RAISES QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW A JUSTICE BARRETT WOULD RULESEUNG MIN KIM, ROBERT BARNESOCTOBER 20, 2020WASHINGTON POSTHowever, like the switch from a desktop landscape to a mobile landscape, there is no reprieve from the coming cookieless world.
NAVIGATING A COOKIELESS FUTUREJACOB M. DELHAGENSEPTEMBER 28, 2020SEARCH ENGINE WATCHWe unfortunately had to make this concession to get the temporary reprieve for other businesses.
APPLE WON’T TAKE A CUT — FOR NOW — WHEN FACEBOOK SELLS ONLINE CLASSESPETER KAFKASEPTEMBER 25, 2020VOXWhile WeChat will effectively not work in the US from Sunday, TikTok has been given a reprieve until November 12.
AMERICANS WON’T BE ABLE TO DOWNLOAD TIKTOK OR WECHAT FROM SUNDAYCHARLOTTE JEESEPTEMBER 18, 2020MIT TECHNOLOGY REVIEWWhether you’re at the office or working from home, the lunch “hour” is hardly a real reprieve.
EIGHT WAYS THAT TAKING A REAL LUNCH BREAK CAN IMPROVE YOUR WORK (AND LIFE)BY QUINN FISH/WORKING MOTHERSEPTEMBER 1, 2020POPULAR-SCIENCEWORDS RELATED TO REPRIEVE
- acquit
- alibi
- apologize for
- appease
- bear with
- clear
- condone
- cover
- defend
- discharge
- dispense from
- exculpate
- exempt
- exempt from
- exonerate
- explain
- extenuate
- forgive
- free
- give absolution
- grant amnesty
- indulge
- let go
- let off
- liberate
- make allowances for
- mitigate
- overlook
- pardon
- pass over
- plead ignorance
- pretext
- purge
- rationalize
- release
- relieve
- remit
- reprieve
- shrive
- shrug off
- spare
- take rap for
- tolerate
- vindicate
- whitewash
- wink at
- acquits
- alibis
- apologizes for
- appeases
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- covers
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- discharges
- dispense from
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- exempt from
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- exonerates
- explains
- extenuates
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- grants amnesty
- indulges
- let goes
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- liberates
- makes allowances for
- mitigates
- overlooks
- pardons
- passes over
- pleads ignorance
- pretexts
- purges
- rationalizes
- releases
- relieves
- remits
- reprieves
- shrives
- shrug off
- spares
- takes rap for
- tolerates
- vindicates
- whitewashes
- wink at
- acquitting
- alibiing
- apologizing for
- appeasing
- bearing with
- clearing
- condoning
- covering
- defending
- discharging
- dispense from
- exculpating
- exempt from
- exempting
- exonerating
- explaining
- extenuating
- forgiving
- freeing
- giving absolution
- granting amnesty
- indulging
- let going
- letting off
- liberating
- making allowances for
- mitigating
- overlooking
- pardoning
- passing over
- pleading ignorance
- pretexting
- purging
- rationalizing
- releasing
- relieving
- remitting
- reprieving
- shriving
- shrug off
- sparing
- taking rap for
- tolerating
- vindicating
- whitewashing
- wink at
- absolved
- accepted apology
- acquitted
- allowed for
- amnestied
- bore no malice
- bore with
- buried the hatchet
- cleared
- commuted
- condoned
- dismissed from mind
- effaced
- exculpated
- excused
- exempted
- exonerated
- extenuated
- forgot
- kissed and made up
- laughed off
- let bygones was bygones
- let it went
- let off
- let off easy
- let passed
- let up on
- made allowance
- overlooked
- palliated
- pocketed
- purged
- released
- relented
- remitted
- reprieved
- respited
- sprang
- thought no more of
- turned other cheek
- wink at
- wiped slate clean
- absolve
- accept apology
- acquit
- allow for
- amnesty
- bear no malice
- bear with
- bury the hatchet
- clear
- commute
- condone
- dismiss from mind
- efface
- exculpate
- excuse
- exempt
- exonerate
- extenuate
- forget
- kiss and make up
- laugh off
- let bygones be bygones
- let it go
- let off
- let off easy
- let pass
- let up on
- make allowance
- overlook
- palliate
- purge
- release
- relent
- remit
- reprieve
- respite
- spring
- think no more of
- turn other cheek
- wink at
- wipe slate clean
- absolve
- acquit
- bail
- bail out
- clear
- cut loose
- deliver
- demobilize
- discharge
- disengage
- disenthrall
- disimprison
- dismiss
- emancipate
- enfranchise
- extricate
- let loose
- let off
- let off the hook
- let out
- loose
- loosen
- manumit
- pardon
- parole
- put on the street
- ransom
- redeem
- release
- relieve
- reprieve
- rescue
- save
- set free
- spring
- turn loose
- turn out
- unbind
- uncage
- unchain
- undo
- unfetter
- unfix
- unleash
- untie
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.