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
But shrewd moves by a commissioner who heeded the lessons of realignment created a path to salvation.
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Jon Wilner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Feb. 2026
The Ghoul, who takes a serum to help retain his human memories, hasn’t found salvation or satisfaction in his barbarism, just more pain.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 5 Feb. 2026
Medford may have been her home, but Los Angeles was salvation, a bustling city the young woman arrived in the late summer of 1946 just after her birthday.
—Nathan Smith, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2026
So could a weekend sleep-in be the salvation?
—Hannah Silverman, Parents, 23 Jan. 2026
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Jon Wilner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Feb. 2026
The Ghoul, who takes a serum to help retain his human memories, hasn’t found salvation or satisfaction in his barbarism, just more pain.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 5 Feb. 2026
Medford may have been her home, but Los Angeles was salvation, a bustling city the young woman arrived in the late summer of 1946 just after her birthday.
—Nathan Smith, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2026
So could a weekend sleep-in be the salvation?
—Hannah Silverman, Parents, 23 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for salvation
Recent Examples of Synonyms for salvation
Noun
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After a man fell through the ice into the frigid water of a Colorado lake, a good Samaritan nearby ran to his rescue.—
Christa Swanson,
CBS News,
2 Mar. 2026
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This went to Hamnet star Toad, a Jack Russell Terrier, who graciously shared the limelight with his co-star Banjo, a rescue.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
2 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Club Calvi's Top 3 FicPicks for March explore the fallout from family secrets, revenge and redemption, and life after a national tragedy.—
Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
3 Mar. 2026
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Liz’s view The finance set has been worried about private credit, amplified by the troubles at Blue Owl, where a flood of redemption requests forced the firm to sell assets and look to wind down one of its funds for individual investors.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
2 Mar. 2026
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“Salvation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salvation. Accessed 6 Mar. 2026.
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