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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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noun

plural of ransom
as in recoveries

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ransoms
  1. rescues
  2. recoveries
  3. saves
  4. redemptions
Verb
  • Even companies that are a step closer to infrastructure, including Jasper and Tome, remain exposed the moment model providers ship the same feature, proof that sitting lower in the stack rescues nobody when the layer itself can be reproduced.
    — Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
  • 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
Definition of rescues
Noun
  • All told, the Falcons made it through the first week of training camp with no major injuries and several other players trending positively in their recoveries.
    — Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Police said the reports resulted in investigators serving 12 residential search warrants, which led to 12 arrests and three gun recoveries.
    — Jose Fabian, CBS News, 30 July 2026
Definition of recoveries
Verb
  • The lyrics may be sparse with fashion references, but Charli saves plenty of room for clothes in the 42-minute companion film released alongside the album.
    — Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 31 July 2026
  • The show followed Buffy Summers, played by Sarah Michelle Gellar, as a high school student who also saves the world from vampires and demons.
    — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 31 July 2026
Definition of saves
Noun
  • If redemptions rise, holdings may need to be sold to raise cash.
    — Brian Duggan, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • Others offer 1-cent-per-point redemptions, but only for specific purchases such as travel.
    — Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 15 July 2026
Definition of redemptions
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