as in released
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as in rescued
to remove from danger or harm
the passengers waited for the rescue ship to come and deliver them
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as in rendered
to give (something) over to the control or possession of another usually under duress
delivered up the ransom money
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as in provided
to put (something) into the possession of someone for use or consumption
the inn endeavors to deliver the luxuries that its well-heeled guests have come to expect
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as in handed
to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another
delivered the prisoners to the sheriff
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as in succeeded
to turn out as planned or desired
finally, a summer blockbuster that delivers
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as in produced
to bring forth from the womb
she delivered four healthy babies
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as in indulged
to give (oneself) over to something especially unrestrainedly
deeply dissatisfied with his dissolute lifestyle, he resolved to deliver himself over to the ways of the Lord
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Recent Examples of delivered
Danielle Pletka, Washington Post, 1 May 2026
Towns delivered his second triple-double of the series, contributing 12 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 1 May 2026
During a sentencing hearing in Ireland, a victim-impact statement is sometimes delivered in court.
—Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 30 Apr. 2026
All this guidance was delivered in a colorful graphic that introduced the first food wheel to Americans.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Apr. 2026
Early into six minutes of second-half stoppage time Son Heung-min delivered a perfect free kick for his seventh assist of the tournament, finding the head of defender Nkosi Tafari, who buried the go-ahead goal.
—Josh Gross, Daily News, 30 Apr. 2026
Bally’s delivered the traffic impact study.
—Andrew Chrismer, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
Sign up for the free CharlotteFive newsletter, delivered every day with the latest restaurant openings, closings and Queen City flavor stories.
—Charlotte Observer, 30 Apr. 2026
But his latest demand has been tied to an April 23 skit where Kimmel delivered a fake White House Correspondents' Association dinner monologue, prior to the event.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
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From Nasser to Khomeini, the region’s revolutionary ideologies have delivered only ruin.
—Danielle Pletka, Washington Post, 1 May 2026
Towns delivered his second triple-double of the series, contributing 12 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 1 May 2026
During a sentencing hearing in Ireland, a victim-impact statement is sometimes delivered in court.
—Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 30 Apr. 2026
All this guidance was delivered in a colorful graphic that introduced the first food wheel to Americans.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Apr. 2026
Early into six minutes of second-half stoppage time Son Heung-min delivered a perfect free kick for his seventh assist of the tournament, finding the head of defender Nkosi Tafari, who buried the go-ahead goal.
—Josh Gross, Daily News, 30 Apr. 2026
Bally’s delivered the traffic impact study.
—Andrew Chrismer, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
Sign up for the free CharlotteFive newsletter, delivered every day with the latest restaurant openings, closings and Queen City flavor stories.
—Charlotte Observer, 30 Apr. 2026
But his latest demand has been tied to an April 23 skit where Kimmel delivered a fake White House Correspondents' Association dinner monologue, prior to the event.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for delivered
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Trump, in remarks to reporters after the dinner, said the suspect shot one Secret Service agent at close range and that the agent was saved by a bulletproof vest.—
Josh Meyer,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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These rules also apply to child influencers, whose income must be saved the same way.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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Targeted again almost immediately, Shuji is rescued by detective Soma Ryosuke (Takahashi Issey), who turns to former television journalist Yarimizu Nanao (Saitoh Takumi) for help sheltering him.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
29 Apr. 2026
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Firefighters rescued one adult and two children from the home.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Apr. 2026
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Hosted on Connect, the challenge asks participants to reinterpret the house’s signature corsetry and tartan in CLO and Marvelous Designer, with final looks rendered in Unreal Engine using MetaHuman tools.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Footwear News,
30 Apr. 2026
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The volumetric data are therefore rendered unusable, as there is not yet a reliable method for reconciling nonuniform reporting.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
30 Apr. 2026
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On offense, role players such as Gavin Sheets, Luis Campusano and Ty France have provided timely impact; in FanGraphs’ definition of high-leverage situations, the Padres rank first in OPS and wRC+.—
Dennis Lin,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Instead, scandals have provided rolling revelations of a general unseriousness.—
Benjamin Wallace-Wells,
New Yorker,
26 Apr. 2026
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China’s metals industry began this year with its biggest profits in at least a decade as soaring prices for aluminum and copper handed the sector a major boost.—
Bloomberg,
Bloomberg,
27 Apr. 2026
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Then the case counsellor handed me the check for eight hundred dollars.—
Saïd Sayrafiezadeh,
New Yorker,
26 Apr. 2026
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Arsenal ran up for their first one on Saturday and succeeded.—
Amy Lawrence,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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Then Booth succeeded Connelly as Denver’s lead executive when Connelly left for Minnesota.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
25 Apr. 2026
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Incumbent Mayor John McCann, a Republican, is the lone member of his party on a council otherwise composed of Democrats — a dynamic that has produced notable splits on several high-profile issues.—
Walker Armstrong,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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Washington, a big, fast, physical back who has produced in the SEC, is near the top of the list.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
25 Apr. 2026
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Perhaps the latter must be indulged a bit to build a platform for the former—forests sometimes need to burn in order to thrive.—
Jon Allsop,
New Yorker,
24 Apr. 2026
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His appetite for complexity was increasingly indulged as a means of branding cities and institutions, and his novel forms were deployed as blunt metaphors to absorb and obscure contradictions rather than negotiate them in material and spatial terms.—
Julian Rose,
Artforum,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Delivered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delivered. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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