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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
What ensues from that attraction sets One Battle After Another on its years-spanning odyssey of deliverance and reprisal.
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Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2025
When his many debts and checkered past start to catch up with him, Doyle encounters a kindred spirit who may hold the key to his deliverance.
—Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Sep. 2025
Fame is perhaps this tower, an ultimate entrapment in the self that is also a deliverance from it.
—Rachel Cusk, New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2025
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.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 10 July 2025
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Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2025
When his many debts and checkered past start to catch up with him, Doyle encounters a kindred spirit who may hold the key to his deliverance.
—Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Sep. 2025
Fame is perhaps this tower, an ultimate entrapment in the self that is also a deliverance from it.
—Rachel Cusk, New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2025
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.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 10 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deliverance
Noun
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Medford may have been her home, but Los Angeles was salvation, a bustling city the young woman arrived in the late summer of 1946 just after her birthday.—
Nathan Smith,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Jan. 2026
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So could a weekend sleep-in be the salvation?—
Hannah Silverman,
Parents,
23 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The ruling against Kim was made about three weeks before the court delivers its verdict on a rebellion charge against Yoon.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
29 Jan. 2026
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On the fourth day of deliberations on June 18, the jury finally reached a verdict and acquitted her of the murder charges.—
Jordana Comiter,
PEOPLE,
29 Jan. 2026
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Two members of the Israeli team were killed at the time of the attack, and nine athletes and a West German policeman would die in a botched rescue attempt at an airport.—
Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
26 Jan. 2026
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Temperatures close to 22 degrees below zero with an unknown windchill were recorded on the mountain at one point during the rescue, according to the sheriff’s office.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
26 Jan. 2026
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In a decision filed last week in Fulton County Superior Court, District Attorney Fani Willis said there wasn't enough evidence to prosecute Patty Durand for stealing trade secrets, which is a felony.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 Jan. 2026
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Trump, too, downplayed his decision to deploy border czar Tom Homan, who himself is controversial after in 2024 alleging accepting $50,000 in cash from FBI agents pretending to be business executives seeking government, to Minneapolis.—
Naomi Lim,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Jan. 2026
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Banfield's at-times tense testimony comes after his attorney scrutinized the county's investigation into the defendant, arguing that officials, almost since the beginning, forced a theory that the husband had catfished and killed his wife, and ignored evidence that undermined that conclusion.—
OLIVIA DIAZ THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
30 Jan. 2026
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Shortly after the conclusion of the Uplift tour, Slovak, who had struggled with addiction, died of a heroin overdose on June 25, 1988.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
30 Jan. 2026
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But in the opinions of the two lead detectives on the case, to comment on every single one, to give credence publicly to even the most dubious messages, as Captain Donahoe was doing, only made the department look like a bunch of saps.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Jan. 2026
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Your quirks, your opinions, your specific way of seeing the world, that's your competitive advantage.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Her remarks appear to be a preview of the board's ultimate determination regarding the 2025 crash.—
Adam Carlson,
PEOPLE,
28 Jan. 2026
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The gifts skiing has given me—not just the joy, but the appreciation for wilderness, the determination and grit and feeling of accomplishment, the ability to talk to random strangers on chairlifts—as a parent, these are as important to instill in her as curiosity and kindness.—
Outside Online,
Outside Online,
28 Jan. 2026
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Letters carried personal power and therefore invited judgment.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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Because somewhere along the way, many leaders also outsource financial judgment.—
Melissa Houston,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Deliverance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deliverance. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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