PROBATIONER Synonyms: 56 Similar and Opposite Words

probationer

noun

Definition of probationer

as in candidate

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as in parolee

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Recent Examples of probationer Probation is relying on officers redeployed from the field to maintain those numbers, however, and Viera Rosa warned that oversight over adult and juvenile probationers is suffering due to the depleted manpower. — Jason Henry, Daily News, 8 Apr. 2026 Similar protections would extend to students, probationers, and recipients of public assistance. — Alonzo Martinez, Forbes.com, 13 Feb. 2026 And Massachusetts budgeted more than $5 million last fiscal year for the company to test probationers, according to public records. — Alice Hines, ProPublica, 20 Jan. 2026 The offbeat 2002 film Cherish, for example, featured a claustrophobic probationer who repeatedly tries to defeat her electronic bracelet. — Robert S. Gable, IEEE Spectrum, 20 July 2017 See All Example Sentences for probationer

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Noun

Beshear has also campaigned and advertised hard for Democratic candidate Zach Dembo, who is taking on GOP candidate Ralph Alvarado in the open 6th District seat around Lexington.

— Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 5 Oct. 2026
Twelve candidates are on the presidential ballot, but only Lula and Bolsonaro are thought to have a real chance of becoming Brazil's next head of state.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2026

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Peters said that on the day of the shooting, officers on an abatement detail came across a man who had a no-bail warrant and was considered a parolee at large.

— Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 July 2026
The attack follows the arrest of Lateef Caldwell, a homeless parolee accused of trying to rape a woman in Central Park on March 23.

— Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 13 June 2026

Definition of parolee

Noun

Like that vaunted executive dining room, a sense of exclusivity will set all three of the new entrants apart.

— Tori Latham, Robb Report, 3 Oct. 2026
Michael added that the entertainment industry as a whole is becoming more diversified, with retail entrants such as Gap and Mattel’s Barbie, which are also helping to support the economics of the sector.

— Laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of entrant

Noun

How about subsidizing our next freshman class and bringing the cost down to $50K?

— Bill Reinhard, New York Daily News, 8 Oct. 2026
Keaton Wagler, whose sensational freshman season propelled Illinois to its first Final Four in 21 years, is preparing for the NBA season with the Los Angeles Clippers.

— Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of freshman

Noun

Yeoh plays Olwen, a replicant Blade Runner nearing the end of her life, who partners with Schafer’s Cora, a mysterious new recruit.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026
The four-star recruit was ranked among the top 300 players nationally by various outlets.

— PJ Green, Kansas City Star, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of recruit

Noun

In the latest, The Big Cats Dance Party, a high-profile case falls to a novice sleuth while the agency’s founder is away.

— The Week US, TheWeek, 5 Oct. 2026
To a novice taster, sipping out of a plastic Mets carafe, the wine smelled like dry grass and very ripe blackberries.

— Arthur Holland Michel, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of novice

Noun

Apply the same technique to other theme answers, relying on the crossing entries for help.

— Sean McGowan, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2026
Modi's party and the Election Commission say the revision is aimed at removing duplicate and ineligible entries while ensuring eligible voters remain registered.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2026

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