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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
Instead, the show emphasizes the importance of Serena’s redemption.
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Moira Donegan, New Yorker, 11 Apr. 2025
That buzzy pic revolves around an overweight Lebanese man who finds redemption when he is asked to help set up a tennis camp for Syrian refugee children traumatized by their experiences in the war.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 11 Apr. 2025
Adolescence does not shy away from depicting the harsh realities of teenage life but also offers narratives of resilience and redemption.
—Laurel Donnellan, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Given a chance at redemption, Daleah Cardenas made the most of her opportunity Saturday night in the Gold Division championship game of the Michelle Carew Softball Classic at Peralta Park in Anaheim.
—Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2025
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Moira Donegan, New Yorker, 11 Apr. 2025
That buzzy pic revolves around an overweight Lebanese man who finds redemption when he is asked to help set up a tennis camp for Syrian refugee children traumatized by their experiences in the war.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 11 Apr. 2025
Adolescence does not shy away from depicting the harsh realities of teenage life but also offers narratives of resilience and redemption.
—Laurel Donnellan, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Given a chance at redemption, Daleah Cardenas made the most of her opportunity Saturday night in the Gold Division championship game of the Michelle Carew Softball Classic at Peralta Park in Anaheim.
—Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for redemption
Noun
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The Institute of Student Loan Advisors has a database of student loan forgiveness programs by state.—
Annie Nova,
CNBC,
26 Apr. 2025
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Under former President Joe Biden, the Education Department tried multiple times to give broad forgiveness of student loans, only to be stopped by courts.—
Todd Karpovich,
Baltimore Sun,
24 Apr. 2025
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Tesla hopes that robotaxis — scheduled for pilot launch in Austin by June — will be its salvation.—
Jackie Snow,
Quartz,
28 Apr. 2025
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Such incidents reveal something fundamental about our current moment: technology has become both salvation and vulnerability in crisis management.—
Chloe Demrovsky,
Forbes.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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And that was his emancipation proclamation, which promised freedom to anybody who was owned by a patriot who was willing to fight for the king.—
Ari Daniel,
Smithsonian Magazine,
17 Apr. 2025
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Many of these letters were delivered by enslaved African Americans, some of whom were forced in the years before emancipation to serve as messengers going relatively short distances between plantations and towns.—
Sarah Prager,
JSTOR Daily,
12 Mar. 2025
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Wine • Four glasses of wine are poured to represent the four stages of the Exodus: freedom, deliverance, redemption and release.—
Kurt Snibbe,
Oc Register,
11 Apr. 2025
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His corpse is down the street from a brothel, and below a billboard advertisement for a priest who promises miracles and deliverance.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
4 Mar. 2025
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“Redemption.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/redemption. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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