Thesaurus results for RANSOMS

ransoms 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of ransom

as in rescues

to free from captivity or punishment by paying a price the prince emptied the treasury to ransom his son from the kidnappers

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ransoms

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noun

plural of ransom

as in recoveries

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As the widow struggles with depression, her son secretly rescues and cares for an injured goat deep within the tropical rainforest.

— Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 13 July 2026
The center rescues and rehabilitates orphaned and injured wildlife with the goal of maintaining minimal human contact and releasing animals back to the wild after care.

— Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 12 July 2026

Definition of rescues

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Cycling’s remarkable collarbone break recoveries Just over two months ago, Visma-Lease a Bike’s Matteo Jorgenson broke his collarbone after a nasty fall at Amstel Gold.

— Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 4 July 2026
Bain & Company reports a weak first quarter, projecting only a modest rebound, unlike previous strong recoveries.

— Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026

Definition of recoveries

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Latz was named the American League Reliever of the Month for June after recording an MLB-high 11 saves over 16 innings.

— Cal Phillips Updated July 11, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 July 2026
Moorhouse, in her 100th game for Orlando across all competitions, made three big first-half saves to keep the score at 0-0 heading into halftime.

— Kyle Foley, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 July 2026

Definition of saves

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Others offer 1-cent-per-point redemptions, but only for specific purchases such as travel.

— Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 15 July 2026
Rohmer’s great literary achievement is twofold—artistic success and worldly failure—which gave rise to his cinema of substitute gratifications, second chances, and miraculous redemptions.

— Richard Brody, New Yorker, 9 July 2026

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