re·deem·ing
ri-ˈdē-miŋ 
: serving to offset or compensate for a defect
her performance is the film's redeeming feature
redeeming
2 of 2present participle of redeem
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Adjective
The job's only redeeming feature is the employee discount.
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Joel Lorenzi, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026
There isn’t much redeeming value in this music, something Táparo is well aware of.
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There were a few rookies, but the only redeeming value of the 1992 set was collecting cards of your favorite players.
—Curtis Silver, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Peak tomato season is the best, an ecstatic experience, and in my humble opinion a redeeming moment for summer, which is otherwise too hot and sweaty to really be enjoyable.
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Adjective
Youthful exuberance remains one of their most redeeming traits.
—Joel Lorenzi, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026
There isn’t much redeeming value in this music, something Táparo is well aware of.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 10 Sep. 2025
There were a few rookies, but the only redeeming value of the 1992 set was collecting cards of your favorite players.
—Curtis Silver, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Peak tomato season is the best, an ecstatic experience, and in my humble opinion a redeeming moment for summer, which is otherwise too hot and sweaty to really be enjoyable.
—James Folta, Literary Hub, 8 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for redeeming
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“Redeeming.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/redeeming. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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