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as in forgiveness
freedom from guilt or blame for having done something wrong
Redemption for your actions will only come after a lot of apologizing.
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as in salvation
the act of releasing (someone) from servitude to another
The redemption of slaves was a major issue in the Civil War.
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Recent Examples of redemption
Recruited as — or more accurately, strong-armed into being — an informant for the DEA, Rue developed an intense interest in good, evil and redemption.
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Alison Herman, Variety, 1 June 2026
The property owners are given a redemption period at this point to pay off the debt, during which buyers must meet specific deadlines notifying the owner of the process steps.
—Jenna Schweikert, CBS News, 1 June 2026
Rojo just appreciates the redemption Garcia earned.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2026
And the last one is more of a redemption story.
—Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 28 May 2026
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Alison Herman, Variety, 1 June 2026
The property owners are given a redemption period at this point to pay off the debt, during which buyers must meet specific deadlines notifying the owner of the process steps.
—Jenna Schweikert, CBS News, 1 June 2026
Rojo just appreciates the redemption Garcia earned.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2026
And the last one is more of a redemption story.
—Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 28 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for redemption
Recent Examples of Synonyms for redemption
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Then-Bruins head coach Pat Burns had little forgiveness for a young Thornton’s poor defensive habits and lack of physicality.—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
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They'll be locked into standard payment plans, which can mean higher monthly payments without any chance of forgiveness.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
2 June 2026
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On Wednesday, after days of hunger, salvation finally came as rescuers emerged from the darkness, illuminating the narrow rocky cavern with their headlamps.—
Kocha Olarn,
CNN Money,
28 May 2026
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Its timely theme is that the only path to salvation is for everyone to work with everyone else, and while that may sound like a ‘Kumbaya’ message, the movie is structured, in the end, as an intricate roller-coaster of togetherness.—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
28 May 2026
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The Black populations of France’s other colonies had to wait until 1848, when another revolution in Paris led to the passage of a second emancipation law – still 15 years in advance of Abraham Lincoln’s emancipation decree.—
Jeremy D. Popkin,
The Conversation,
28 May 2026
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His African ancestor had no name under the law, only a number and a registration code — the family that lived in Martinique was given the name Relouzat at emancipation, likely after Nelouzat, a village in the Auvergne region of central France.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 May 2026
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“Redemption.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/redemption. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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