redemptive
adjective
re·demp·tive
ri-ˈdem(p)-tiv 
: of, relating to, or bringing about redemption
redemptive suffering
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In a novel that is so alert to where climate change is leading the world, a narrative frame that illustrates migration as linear and largely redemptive feels anachronistic.
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Tope Folarin, The Atlantic, 8 Nov. 2025
After Brown’s scoring binge kept the Celtics competitive, a redemptive effort from Simons gave them their first lead since the opening minutes.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 8 Nov. 2025
With Sam Leavitt forced to undergo season-ending foot surgery, Arizona State’s journeyman backup quarterback Jeff Sims enjoyed quite a redemptive moment Saturday.
—Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
Not so at Brooklyn Horror, where Timms avoids taking credit and instead heaps praise on his organizers and volunteers… while waxing poetic on the redemptive quality of rats.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 21 Oct. 2025
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Tope Folarin, The Atlantic, 8 Nov. 2025
After Brown’s scoring binge kept the Celtics competitive, a redemptive effort from Simons gave them their first lead since the opening minutes.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 8 Nov. 2025
With Sam Leavitt forced to undergo season-ending foot surgery, Arizona State’s journeyman backup quarterback Jeff Sims enjoyed quite a redemptive moment Saturday.
—Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
Not so at Brooklyn Horror, where Timms avoids taking credit and instead heaps praise on his organizers and volunteers… while waxing poetic on the redemptive quality of rats.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 21 Oct. 2025
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“Redemptive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/redemptive. Accessed 25 Nov. 2025.
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