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verb

past tense of redeem
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as in saved
to free from captivity or punishment by paying a price the government has consistently refused to redeem hostages captured by terrorists

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as in pardoned
to free from the penalties or consequences of sin the belief that sinners are redeemed by their faith in God

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as in rehabilitated
to make better in behavior or character the unfaithful husband made a determined effort to redeem himself in the eyes of his wife and children

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as in repaid
to make up for (an offense) quickly redeemed the offending remark with a sincere and unconditional apology

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Recent Examples of redeemed
Verb
These tickets must be redeemed at one of the Florida Lottery district offices around the state. David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2026 Johnson redeemed himself by scoring on a 1-yard run moments later. Elliott Teaford, Oc Register, 15 Aug. 2026 Points can be redeemed by entering the free ticket lottery or making a $25 charitable donation to instantly secure a ticket. Greg Evans, Deadline, 13 Aug. 2026 That’s a lot to put on someone who will be redeemed and is a hero down the road. Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 12 Aug. 2026 This means a skeptic who fought the crowd by sitting out the exuberant, bear-gutting rally of late-2020 to late-2021 was redeemed and granted an allotment of bragging rights (which expired almost immediately). Michael Santoli, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2026 If an airline member redeemed miles for an electronics retailer’s gift card and used it weeks later, the member might remember the retailer but forget that the airline supplied the value. Jeff Fromm, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026 Rewards hit accounts immediately after checkout and can be redeemed after the weekend at GetGo pumps or back on groceries, but the 5x earning window itself is limited to that two‑day span. Gabby Sartori, USA Today, 6 Aug. 2026 The contest also includes random drawings for Kodak disposable cameras and forest preserve district gift cards that can be redeemed for programs, permits, equipment rentals or merchandise, the release said. Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for redeemed
Adjective
  • Chalk it up to the leftover hubris of late-20th-century American empire and the grand illusion of a liberated civilization thriving behind an impenetrable fortress.
    Andy Andersen, Vulture, 16 Aug. 2026
  • In 2016, Brexiteers imagined that other European countries would follow their example and cheerily recover absolute sovereignty as liberated nation-states.
    Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The two documents work together to ensure your wishes are fulfilled, lawyers said.
    Medora Lee, USA Today, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Like Lamine Yamal, Pau Cubarsi and Marc Bernal, who were all born in that year and grew up in the academy together, Xavi Espart fulfilled the dream of millions of youngsters worldwide by making his Barcelona debut.
    Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Evidence on price caps Researchers found that after two years under the price limit, Oregon saved over $107 million and outpatient prices per procedure fell by 25%.
    Alex Olgin, NPR, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Overall, more than 250 million people globally received the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, while COVID vaccinations as a whole are estimated to have saved at least 14 million lives in the first year of their rollout alone.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • That’s why Duffy was right to focus on new and rehabilitated equipment for these Midwest corridors that can put them to immediate use and fill them with passengers.
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The teen will be charged as an adult designated, meaning that if convicted, he could be sentenced as a juvenile, an adult or as a juvenile with the option of receiving an adult sentence if not rehabilitated.
    DeJanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • However, that sum generally must be repaid before any additional emergency withdrawals are made within the following three years.
    Lorie Konish, CNBC, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Roberto Martinez, who has since stepped down as head coach, put his faith in Ronaldo throughout and it was not repaid.
    Cerys Jones, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • The freed captives, mostly women and children, were among over 300 kidnap victims freed by Nigerian forces this week.
    ABC News, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026
  • In fact, the vast majority of freed people remained in the South.
    Rodney Coates, The Conversation, 16 June 2026
Verb
  • The court did not decide whether the particular geofence warrant ultimately satisfied the Fourth Amendment's probable cause and particularity requirements.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • A day later, the Twins satisfied another need with a trade for starting pitcher Dean Kremer.
    Dan Hayes, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • What Andert argues in his video is that LINXS has effectively ransomed LAX to the tune of $880 million — so far — to complete the supposedly less than 3 percent that remains to be built on the project.
    Oren Peleg, HollywoodReporter, 7 Aug. 2026
  • After a nearby hospital is hacked and ransomed, the higher-ups decide to defend its system by shutting it down, which means business must be conducted in the old-fashioned, paper-and-clipboards way.
    Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026

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“Redeemed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/redeemed. Accessed 27 Aug. 2026.

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