as in rescue
the saving from danger or evil
we spent the night in the cellar praying for salvation from the tornadoes
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Recent Examples of salvation
The church is an international new religious movement founded by South Korean minister Sun Myung Moon, who claimed to have been visited by Jesus Christ in 1935 and commissioned to renew his work of salvation.
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Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 29 Aug. 2025
The chaos almost proved Medvedev’s salvation.
—Reuters, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2025
Their subsequent adventures have a dreamlike quality, with each salvation (coming across a garden of lemonade and candy, for example) quickly giving way to a fresh peril (tummyache, in the case of the candy).
—Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025
There have been flashes of brilliance, but so far, he’s not looked like the salvation of the rotation.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 16 Aug. 2025
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Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 29 Aug. 2025
The chaos almost proved Medvedev’s salvation.
—Reuters, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2025
Their subsequent adventures have a dreamlike quality, with each salvation (coming across a garden of lemonade and candy, for example) quickly giving way to a fresh peril (tummyache, in the case of the candy).
—Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025
There have been flashes of brilliance, but so far, he’s not looked like the salvation of the rotation.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 16 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for salvation
Noun
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The owner has shared more of Mako's rescue journey in other videos, revealing an incredible transformation.—
Maria Morava,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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Some eagles needed rescue and a little extra time, but eventually, each cohort left their cages for a final time and soared away from the northern fork.—
Sophie Hartley,
IndyStar,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The Amanda Anisimova redemption tour rolls on.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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Pic tells the story of a dancer (Kyle Toy) returning home to care for his estranged father (Tzi Ma) with terminal cancer and finding redemption, healing, and purpose by mentoring a diverse community dance class – including a transgender teen struggling to live authentically.—
The Deadline Team,
Deadline,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Salvation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salvation. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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