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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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redeemed

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adjective

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Recent Examples of redeemed
Adjective
McCray redeemed himself after being thrown out at the plate in the bottom of the ninth by unfurling an outfield assist in extra innings. Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025 Even rich kids can be redeemed. Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 11 Sep. 2025 Those who travel frequently can accumulate points that can then be redeemed for future business trips. Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025 Participants can pay $20 for a 20-ticket activity and ride voucher that can be redeemed for amusement rides, the giant slide, kiddie bumper boats, make your own scarecrow, a pig slide, pony rides and pumpkin bowling. Cathy Kozlowicz, jsonline.com, 8 Sep. 2025 Some sort of salvation narrative seems ripe, but who will be redeemed remains to be seen. Grace Byron, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2025 Aston Villa, on the other hand, had a pretty flat summer, albeit redeemed by what looks like an excellent deal for Harvey Elliott on deadline day. The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025 It can be redeemed only once from a PayPal or Venmo account. PC Magazine, 3 Sep. 2025 This bonus offer will be fulfilled as 20,000 ThankYou® Points, which can be redeemed for $200 cash back. Ryley Amond, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for redeemed
Verb
  • Liberation from time and pruning through mass dishwasher ownership is a dream that remainsonly partly fulfilled.
    Jeremy Lott, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Half of Walmart’s online orders are fulfilled from stores, with the rest coming from Walmart warehouses and seller warehouses.
    Dan Gingiss, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
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  • Electronics Finds like televisions, vintage type writers, dial phones, and vintage radios may have been saved by the homeowners for the sake of nostalgia, but might not actually work anymore.
    Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Because everything was kept in one place, when the user saved the system state to a floppy disk, their entire workspace was frozen and stored in its entirety.
    Cameron Kaiser, ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Little French Key rehabilitated the animals and provided them healthy diets, veterinary care and enrichment.
    Bill Bowden, Arkansas Online, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Law enforcement first raided this cultivation site in 2024, but it was not rehabilitated until this year due to the presence of hazardous chemicals.
    Colson Thayer, People.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The agency began issuing overpayment notices on April 25, 2025, and would start withholding 50% of the recipient's benefits after about 90 days (or approximately July 24, at the earliest), until the overpayment is repaid.
    Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
  • So if bankruptcy hits one of these borrowers, MSDL is first to be repaid.
    Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • He was sentenced to 50 days in jail, which has already been satisfied by time served following his arrest, and five years probation.
    Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The Packers satisfied a major need by adding an elite pass rusher.
    Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Perhaps she had been struck over the head and wrapped in fabric and thrown in a crate, to be ransomed.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • To get to that point, Sandlin said, his company went through a rigorous process that involved submitting engineering plans and hydrology reports showing how the floodplain could be safely reclaimed.
    Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Turning Hours Into Dollars Ultimately, most boardrooms care less about reclaimed hours than about money saved.
    Kolawole Samuel Adebayo, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The problem is that those players are in high demand, and most of them are well-compensated by the team that employs them (see OG Anunoby, Jalen Johnson, and Jalen Suggs).
    Mat Issa, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Players would likely be compensated for contributing their name, image, and likeness to the game.
    Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 5 Sep. 2025

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“Redeemed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/redeemed. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.

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