relief pitcher

Teams need relief pitchers almost every game to pitch the last two or three innings.
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In January, an appeal hearing will determine whether he qualifies for post-conviction relief.
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You meant to chase every glass of wine with a pitcher of H2O, but the holiday cheer somehow steered you off course.
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And, every election, we have our quasi-comic-relief candidates, your Al Haigs and Gary Bauers and Bill Richardsons.
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Take responsibility for an endless stream of people, even as our own suffer, and struggle to get policy relief from Washington.
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Adnan has an appeal hearing for post-conviction relief set for January.
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It was with a feeling of relief on both sides that the arrival of Mr. Haggard, of the Home Office, was announced.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
Several suggestions for the relief of the country bank have come to their notice.
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But she kept the same tone, and its tender archness only gave a greater sweetness to his sense of relief.
Confidence|Henry James
And now everybody turned out with a feeling of intense relief to witness the rejoicings on the village green.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
So with its completion, he wrapped it carefully, and sent it to a Chicago publisher, while he sighed with relief.
The Homesteader|Oscar Micheaux

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relief pitcher

noun

baseball a pitcher who replaces a side's main pitcher during a gameAlso called: reliever

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