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verb • provide physical relief, as from pain • free someone temporarily from his or her obligations • grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to • lessen the intensity of or calm • save from ruin, destruction, or harm • relieve oneself of troubling information • provide relief for • free from a burden, evil, or distress • take by stealing • grant exemption or release to • alleviate or remove (pressure or stress) or make less oppressive | ||||||||
31% | 8 | They substitute for the initial pitcher | ||||||
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30% | 8 | Pitcher who comes into a game to replace the starting pitcher | ||||||
noun • someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult) • a person who reduces the intensity (e.g., of fears) and calms and pacifies • a pitcher who does not start the game | ||||||||
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