redeeming

Definition of redeemingnext
present participle of redeem
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as in saving
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 delivering
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 compensating
to make up for (an offense) quickly redeemed the offending remark with a sincere and unconditional apology

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Recent Examples of redeeming That would have worked out fine when Fochesato tried redeeming his Timeless Ticket for a potential World Series game in 2018, when the Brewers reached the NL Championship Series. — ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026 The Brewers also encouraged fans redeeming postseason seats to do so before the start of public sale periods. — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 19 Oct. 2026 Despite these issues, salty whey still has one redeeming quality. — New Atlas, 3 Oct. 2026 One thing regulators are not going to do is kill the idea of exchanging securities for shares, because all the big ETFs rely on redeeming and creating units that aren’t taxable as part of their daily operations. — Cheryl Winokur Munk, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026 Besides the fact that cereal is good, there aren’t really any redeeming qualities. — Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 28 Aug. 2026 The only redeeming aspect of the show happens here, on a ski slope, when their youngest daughter Valentina, who was born with Down syndrome, is treated to a lesson via an adaptive ski school. — Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026 The future customer relationship may include wagering on a game, traveling to see it, redeeming points for a hotel and using additional rewards to access tickets or entertainment. — Jeff Fromm, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026 Buying or redeeming mutual fund shares generally doesn’t change the NAV per share, because new money comes with new shares, while redemptions remove shares from the fund. — Bydoug Ashburn, Encyclopedia Britannica, 17 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for redeeming
Verb
  • But until recently, a number of legal, bureaucratic, and cultural barriers among the five countries hampered this partnership, keeping it from fulfilling its potential.
    — Sam Mullins, Foreign Affairs, 28 Oct. 2026
  • All of this comes in a context of France’s skyrocketing public debt, making fulfilling protester demands nearly impossible.
    — Colette Davidson, Christian Science Monitor, 19 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Deputies began life-saving measures and called for medics from the Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District.
    — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Moving Money Around The party’s top Senate super PAC pulled down several weeks’ worth of ads in those two Southern states in recent weeks, per information shared with Semafor, saving $22 million in North Carolina and $11 million in Georgia.
    — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 4 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • The nonprofit provides lifelong care for aging, retired, rescued, and rehabilitating horses, while also offering volunteer opportunities and summer camps to teach kids about horse care.
    — Kaley Fedko, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
  • City staff are proposing a second bond of the same size to pay for building, preserving and rehabilitating more apartments, single-family homes and shelters.
    — Madison Iszler, San Antonio Express-News, 30 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • There is also the concern that AI strip-mines content without compensating its creators.
    — Mark Schilling, Variety, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Returning too quickly — or compensating for a weaker body part — can sometimes set you up for another injury.
    — Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 26 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • One major addition will come through a live podcasting space on the exhibition floor, satisfying a request that creators had made for years.
    — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 29 Oct. 2026
  • His questions about Ultron’s Sokovia massacre seem like an excellent chance to fill in Age of Ultron’s plot holes, but Ultron’s answers are snarky, not satisfying.
    — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 28 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • According to the Joey’s Friends website, the organization focuses on rescuing animals that have experienced abuse, neglect or the threat of euthanasia in overcrowded shelters.
    — Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 2 Nov. 2026
  • While rescuing the siblings, Annabeth (Leah Sava Jeffries) is captured by Luke’s forces and taken to the titan Atlas at an enemy stronghold in California, where she is forced to bear the weight of the sky in place of goddess Artemis or Luke.
    — Katie Campione, Deadline, 2 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Congress can fix the rule and avoid these problems by creating a safe harbor for programs whose graduates carry modest debt — under $20,000 at the median, federal and private combined — and have a track record of repaying it.
    — Nathan Bruschi, Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Highlands has proposed repaying the state through deductions from future state funding, but the bankruptcy court deferred a decision on that proposal until the final hearing in November.
    — Chaewon Chung, Sacbee.com, 15 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Matsui, meanwhile, has tried to carefully navigate keeping her moderate Democrat base while appealing to Republicans who might view Vang as too liberal for the district.
    — Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2026
  • By tonight, your attention turns toward what feels worth keeping, spending, or investing in.
    — Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026

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“Redeeming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/redeeming. Accessed 4 Nov. 2026.

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