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redeemed

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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 a Florida Lottery office. David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 2 June 2026 Qatar lost all of their games in 2022 but redeemed themselves a year later by retaining the Asian Cup with a 3-1 victory over Jordan. Jay Harris, New York Times, 2 June 2026 This bonus offer will be fulfilled as 20,000 ThankYou® Points, which can be redeemed for $200 cash back. Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 1 June 2026 When a user cancels a promotional subscription, the system flags the promo as redeemed, and it can’t be reinstated, even by Google’s support staff. Paul Monckton, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026 Kyiv says the Army of Drones Bonus system, in which points may be redeemed for weapons, is the first of its kind anywhere. David L. Stern, Washington Post, 31 May 2026 Each offer is valid for 30 days after delivery and can be redeemed one at a time and there's a limit of one prize per person and household. Natassia Paloma, USA Today, 28 May 2026 The license is for a single user on one device, and the code must be redeemed within 30 days. Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 17 May 2026 Although, of course, O’Toole completely redeemed himself by playing Henry II again a couple of years later in the garrulous masterpiece A Lion in Winter (1968). Literary Hub, 15 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for redeemed
Verb
  • Rules must be enforced, budgets must be balanced, and duties need to be fulfilled.
    Niurys Robaina, Miami Herald, 4 June 2026
  • Blackstone fulfilled 100% of those requests by raising its quarterly cap and using employee capital to cover the remaining amount.
    Hugh Leask, CNBC, 4 June 2026
Verb
  • Kahanamoku not only saved lives using his surfboard that fateful day off Corona del Mar, but the use of rescue boards was adopted around the world in the following years because of that rescue.
    Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 3 June 2026
  • Though locals were relieved to see that the basketball courts were saved, concerns over the redesign remained.
    Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 3 June 2026
Verb
  • The duration of such a probation typically depends on whether a defendant is determined to be successfully rehabilitated.
    Logan Smith, CBS News, 1 June 2026
  • Which were rehabilitated, and who runs them and on what basis?
    Amer Matar, The Dial, 26 May 2026
Verb
  • Funding for the project was generated by issuing debt in the form of a certificate of obligation — essentially a loan repaid with tax revenue.
    Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 June 2026
  • Other states also borrowed money to keep benefits flowing during the pandemic, and all but California have repaid their loans.
    Dan Walters, Mercury News, 3 June 2026
Adjective
  • Hungary’s new minister of culture, Zoltán Tarr, shares his vision for fostering freedom of expression in a liberated local art scene.
    Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 14 May 2026
  • Freyre said he's been dreaming of a liberated Cuba since almost immediately after Castro took over.
    CBS News, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Personals like this one may feel like a relic—Zohran Mamdani and Rama Duwaji, New York’s mayor and his wife, met on Hinge, after all—but love and lust have been satisfied by column inches since the 1800s.
    Zara Meerza, Air Mail, 2 May 2026
  • State court records show Blueprint satisfied the judgment by last April.
    Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 29 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • 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
  • Her cousins and aunt were ransomed and released in Lebanon; Caroline was taken separately, chosen by an ISIS emir, and has never been found.
    Nuri Kino, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • As Russia’s advance stalls, Ukraine boosts long-range strikes After a series of gains last year, Russia’s advances along the over 600-mile front line have ground to a near halt recently, and Ukraine’s armed forces have launched successful counterstrikes and reclaimed some ground.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026
  • The stock has reclaimed its 200-day moving average and relative strength is improving as investors rotate back toward airlines with pricing power and premium demand exposure.
    Tony Zhang, CNBC, 27 May 2026

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