redemptive
adjective
re·demp·tive
ri-ˈdem(p)-tiv 
: of, relating to, or bringing about redemption
redemptive suffering
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Without a redemptive Nature Cure arc, my work was deemed pointless, unsaleable.
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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
On Thursday, though, Lamb was able to celebrate one redemptive nugget of good news when a local animal shelter posted on Instagram about a small French bulldog who was brought in after being found abandoned and tied to a pole outside.
—Sean Neumann, People.com, 15 Aug. 2025
The Panthers’ offensive line had a good practice both protecting quarterbacks Young and Andy Dalton, and the group had a redemptive day in the run game after the defensive line commanded the line of scrimmage Monday.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 12 Aug. 2025
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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
On Thursday, though, Lamb was able to celebrate one redemptive nugget of good news when a local animal shelter posted on Instagram about a small French bulldog who was brought in after being found abandoned and tied to a pole outside.
—Sean Neumann, People.com, 15 Aug. 2025
The Panthers’ offensive line had a good practice both protecting quarterbacks Young and Andy Dalton, and the group had a redemptive day in the run game after the defensive line commanded the line of scrimmage Monday.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 12 Aug. 2025
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“Redemptive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/redemptive. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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