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
Our salvation may lie in learning to love without one.
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Christian Wiman, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
So much of this character is based on the idea of salvation.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 25 Dec. 2025
One person’s salvation might be somebody else’s death.
—Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 25 Dec. 2025
Staying put rather than evacuating was one person’s demise and another’s salvation.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 23 Dec. 2025
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Christian Wiman, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
So much of this character is based on the idea of salvation.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 25 Dec. 2025
One person’s salvation might be somebody else’s death.
—Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 25 Dec. 2025
Staying put rather than evacuating was one person’s demise and another’s salvation.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 23 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for salvation
Recent Examples of Synonyms for salvation
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Archival added that rescue efforts had been hampered by the fact that any sparks created by digging machinery could ignite methane gas emitted by the landfill, per the outlet.—
Becca Longmire,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
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At least four people were killed and 25 others were injured there, according to the State Emergency Service of Ukraine, which said rescues were ongoing.—
Morgan Winsor,
ABC News,
9 Jan. 2026
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English regularly aims for redemptions of at least two cents per point on international business-class seats, where the difference between the points price and the cash price is most pronounced.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Jan. 2026
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Beating Ohio State served as redemption.—
Steve Maugeri,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Salvation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salvation. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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