redemptive
adjective
re·demp·tive
ri-ˈdem(p)-tiv 
: of, relating to, or bringing about redemption
redemptive suffering
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Burnham himself was a US Army engineer during the Cold War and, early on, advocated for technology’s redemptive potential, hyping up artificial intelligence as early as 1968.
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Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 24 May 2026
And the ending hits just the right note, both tragic and redemptive.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2026
The purpose of redemptive leadership is not to restore your image or fix blemishes.
—Jerry Colonna, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
Who wouldn’t prefer the glamour and the redemptive grandeur of the radical Jean-Paul Sartre to the pallid temporizing of the liberal Raymond Aron?
—Nikhil Krishnan, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
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Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 24 May 2026
And the ending hits just the right note, both tragic and redemptive.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2026
The purpose of redemptive leadership is not to restore your image or fix blemishes.
—Jerry Colonna, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
Who wouldn’t prefer the glamour and the redemptive grandeur of the radical Jean-Paul Sartre to the pallid temporizing of the liberal Raymond Aron?
—Nikhil Krishnan, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
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 13 Jun. 2026.
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