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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
Its redemption options are straightforward and include a statement credit or direct deposit into an eligible PNC account.
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Ryley Amond, CNBC, 17 Feb. 2026
Over the ensuing decades, Duvall had numerous other memorable turns as tough guys, gruff mentors and men seeking redemption.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 16 Feb. 2026
The result was redemption for Austria, which won the men’s team event in Beijing in 2022, but had not reached the podium in this Olympics.
—ABC News, 16 Feb. 2026
This has been a redemption season for the attacker.
—Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2026
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Ryley Amond, CNBC, 17 Feb. 2026
Over the ensuing decades, Duvall had numerous other memorable turns as tough guys, gruff mentors and men seeking redemption.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 16 Feb. 2026
The result was redemption for Austria, which won the men’s team event in Beijing in 2022, but had not reached the podium in this Olympics.
—ABC News, 16 Feb. 2026
This has been a redemption season for the attacker.
—Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for redemption
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Scammers caught on to confusion around loans and forgiveness, an expert said.—
Selina Wang,
ABC News,
17 Feb. 2026
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Congress can and should provide loan forgiveness to those committing to work in schools system under Title I for no less than 6 years.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
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These are not stories of salvation.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Feb. 2026
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Yasmin, who was ousted from Pierpoint after a tabloid scandal involving her publishing-magnate father threatened to sully the bank by association, has turned to another undependable man for salvation, proposing to an aristocratic failson called Sir Henry Muck (Kit Harington).—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
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Last year, the president used the occasion not to remember emancipation but to complain that America had too many holidays.—
Thomas Chatterton Williams,
The Atlantic,
13 Feb. 2026
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Black History Month grew out of an effort to honor the most important people in the history of Black emancipation in the United States, according to the ASALH.—
Jalen Williams,
Freep.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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“Redemption.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/redemption. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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