redemptive
adjective
re·demp·tive
ri-ˈdem(p)-tiv 
: of, relating to, or bringing about redemption
redemptive suffering
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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?
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Nikhil Krishnan, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
Adherents believe that accelerating this redemptive process requires total military dominance and the systematic negation of Palestinian national aspirations.
—Arie Perliger, The Conversation, 7 Apr. 2026
In defeat, White Southerners cast themselves in the role of Christ, imagining their suffering as redemptive.
—Literary Hub, 4 Mar. 2026
The three Booman episodes, which collectively total around 34 minutes, end on a redemptive note with Keem finding success in the music industry.
—Mosi Reeves, Rolling Stone, 23 Feb. 2026
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Nikhil Krishnan, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
Adherents believe that accelerating this redemptive process requires total military dominance and the systematic negation of Palestinian national aspirations.
—Arie Perliger, The Conversation, 7 Apr. 2026
In defeat, White Southerners cast themselves in the role of Christ, imagining their suffering as redemptive.
—Literary Hub, 4 Mar. 2026
The three Booman episodes, which collectively total around 34 minutes, end on a redemptive note with Keem finding success in the music industry.
—Mosi Reeves, Rolling Stone, 23 Feb. 2026
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“Redemptive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/redemptive. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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