1
as in salvation
the saving from danger or evil
the farmers prayed for deliverance from the drought
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as in verdict
a position arrived at after consideration
the jury's deliverance shocked the courtroom
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Recent Examples of deliverance
After having little luck finding a traditional TV outlet willing to double ESPN/ABC’s current $90 million/year deal, F1 seems to have found deliverance by way of its theatrical partner.
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Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 10 July 2025
While deportations remain a focus, the administration's deliverance of this pledge is being widely celebrated as a victory for border security.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 July 2025
Derived from Greek mythology, Soteria was the goddess or spirit of safety, deliverance and preservation from harm.
—Nicole Russell, USA Today, 20 June 2025
Wine • Four glasses of wine are poured to represent the four stages of the Exodus: freedom, deliverance, redemption and release.
—Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 11 Apr. 2025
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Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 10 July 2025
While deportations remain a focus, the administration's deliverance of this pledge is being widely celebrated as a victory for border security.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 July 2025
Derived from Greek mythology, Soteria was the goddess or spirit of safety, deliverance and preservation from harm.
—Nicole Russell, USA Today, 20 June 2025
Wine • Four glasses of wine are poured to represent the four stages of the Exodus: freedom, deliverance, redemption and release.
—Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 11 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deliverance
Noun
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Traditional holiday themes of generosity, salvation, and tradition are mostly absent here.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Nov. 2025
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And all of that offers a certain salvation, a shelter of sorts from the unjustly brief and linear time we are given.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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As outrage over the verdict catalyzed activist campaigns into criminalizing spousal rape in every state (only achieved, with many loopholes, in 1993) the town of Salem, Oregon just wanted to move on.—
Sarah Weinman,
Rolling Stone,
9 Nov. 2025
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In October 2025, a Florida appeals court overturned that verdict.—
Sophie Dodd,
PEOPLE,
9 Nov. 2025
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Elaine said the song resonates with her because of her dedication to raising awareness for animal rescue charities.—
Brianne Tracy,
PEOPLE,
5 Nov. 2025
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Countywide, the Los Angeles County Lifeguard Division reported 9,286 ocean rescues in 2021, including cliff rescue operations.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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Parents and alumni of Jesuit High School in Carmichael are doggedly fighting back against the Catholic all-boys school’s recent decision to begin accepting girls in 2027.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
12 Nov. 2025
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But when asked about the duo, McKillop elected to talk about the entire backcourt, making play-time decisions challenging this early in the season with a brand new roster.—
Hunter Bailey,
Charlotte Observer,
12 Nov. 2025
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As the train hurtles toward its final destination, mother and daughter must confront both their past and the paranormal – before the journey reaches a deadly conclusion.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
6 Nov. 2025
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The tariffs case in most respects appears to be an instance in which the conservative Justices would favor limiting executive power, but the idea that foreign affairs and emergencies are different may muddy that conclusion.—
Jeannie Suk Gersen,
New Yorker,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Many of those viewers have strong opinions and allegiances and are deranged.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
5 Nov. 2025
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Durant’s difference in opinion wasn’t surprising to Green, knowing that their basketball philosophies aren’t always aligned.—
Jordy Fee-Platt,
New York Times,
5 Nov. 2025
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Elizabeth’s determination not to settle the succession gave rise to fierce rivalry between the claimants to the English throne, among them Mary, Queen of Scots and her son James VI; James’s cousin Arbella Stuart; Lady Katherine Grey and her descendants; and Henry Hastings, Earl of Huntingdon.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
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Our shareholders and clients have benefited enormously from Elon Musk's vision, determination and execution.—
Alia Shoaib,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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Employers can create weekly forums where employees can share both AI successes and failures without judgment, then reallocate budgets away from underperforming AI experiments to pilots that are showing success.—
Feon Ang,
Fortune,
7 Nov. 2025
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One of those Ukrainian judgments found that a 2009 loan for $14 million that the Justice Department alleged to be fraudulent was legitimate.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Deliverance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deliverance. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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