Definition of "reprieves" [reprieves]

• Plural form of reprieve. (noun)
• Third-person singular simple present indicative form of reprieve. (verb)

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• "Both parties know there is a limit to the short-term reprieves they can come up with, however."
• "With three weeks left for Congress to act, the presidential nominees and members seem more inclined to disagree over short-term reprieves than dare to destine an enduring alternative to sustain future generations."
• "Hawk-Eye call reprieves Monfils on set point, but Murray seals the point and the first set with another rocket of a first serve."