Definition of salvationnext
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 Seven Havens are in trouble, but will a new Avatar bring salvation or demise? Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2026 From despair to salvation and then back again, the picture at the end of Sunday’s 2-2 draw with Manchester United was of flailing limbs, both on the touchline, as players mobbed late, late equaliser-scorer Ainsley Maitland-Niles, and in the stands. Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026 Hickey is the charismatic traveling salesman who preaches a distorted vision of salvation to the social misfits and leftist radicals in a dive bar in lower Manhattan, modeled on the denizens of a favorite O’Neill hangout. Martha Ross, Mercury News, 3 Sep. 2026 To all you long-suffering Halos fans, light that baby up, because salvation is at hand. Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for salvation
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Noun
  • Merlin rescue helicopter comes in to land after the NATO military exercise Arctic Shield 2026 in Narsarsuaq, Greenland, on September 9, 2026.
    Sam Meredith, CNBC, 21 Sep. 2026
  • The California National Guard will be ready to support flood response, search-and-rescue, engineering and logistics missions.
    Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 21 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • There are also horrifying incidents of helplessness and despair, as well as touching examples of hope, faith and redemption.
    Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Still, there’s some serious potential here for an entertaining redemption (or final damnation) arc for Joe, and the other cats of Team Lioness should a fourth season materialize.
    Andy Andersen, Vulture, 20 Sep. 2026

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“Salvation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salvation. Accessed 22 Sep. 2026.

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