redemptive
adjective
re·demp·tive
ri-ˈdem(p)-tiv 
: of, relating to, or bringing about redemption
redemptive suffering
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Jud sees faith as redemptive, having turned to it after causing the death of a fellow boxer in his youth, while Wicks uses shame in his preaching.
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Esther Zuckerman, Time, 8 Sep. 2025
Bieber, mirroring the work of John Milton, is drawn in by the long redemptive arc.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
Without a redemptive Nature Cure arc, my work was deemed pointless, unsaleable.
—Polly Atkin
august 26, Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2025
The earnestness with which they are spoken is not redemptive.
—Hussein Agha, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025
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Esther Zuckerman, Time, 8 Sep. 2025
Bieber, mirroring the work of John Milton, is drawn in by the long redemptive arc.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
Without a redemptive Nature Cure arc, my work was deemed pointless, unsaleable.
—Polly Atkin
august 26, Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2025
The earnestness with which they are spoken is not redemptive.
—Hussein Agha, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for redemptive
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“Redemptive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/redemptive. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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