variants
or saviour
as in protector
one that saves from danger or destruction
the policeman proved to be our savior, arriving on the scene just as we were about to be mugged
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Recent Examples of savior
Leia, Luke and Han would not have become saviors of the galaxy without the Dark Side and Darth Vader as villains.
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Patrick Riccards, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
No individual elected will be a savior for working people.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Apr. 2025
In 2013, Emmett became an unlikely savior for Scorsese, who had tried for 15 years to secure financing for a project about Portuguese Jesuit priests in the 17th century investigating Catholic persecution.
—Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2025
From the veritable savior of the Timorasso grape, Walter Massa.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
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Patrick Riccards, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
No individual elected will be a savior for working people.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Apr. 2025
In 2013, Emmett became an unlikely savior for Scorsese, who had tried for 15 years to secure financing for a project about Portuguese Jesuit priests in the 17th century investigating Catholic persecution.
—Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2025
From the veritable savior of the Timorasso grape, Walter Massa.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for savior
Recent Examples of Synonyms for savior
Noun
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These are our favorite straps, screen protectors, chargers, and cases to go with it.—
Brenda Stolyar,
Wired News,
9 May 2025
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An exotic new family of chemicals developed through the top-secret Manhattan Project showed up in products such as Scotchgard fabric protector.—
Mariah Blake,
The Atlantic,
5 May 2025
Noun
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And there are other airlines, like JetBlue, that have almost entirely Airbus fleets or with their fair share of dedicated flyers — the three biggest airlines, American Airlines, Delta and United, all benefit from loyal credit card point redeemers.—
Ramishah Maruf,
CNN,
21 Feb. 2025
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This suspicion and other nagging uncertainties about the New South’s redeemer lingered in the minds of traveling reporters throughout the 1976 presidential campaign.—
Amber Roessner / Made by History,
TIME,
29 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Isabella’s a keeper with an assistant-manager title in the near future.—
Eddie Mouradian,
Vulture,
7 Apr. 2025
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Callender was back in his usual role as Inter Miami’s starting keeper on Sunday night against Toronto FC at Chase Stadium.—
Andre Fernandez,
Miami Herald,
7 Apr. 2025
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The district also has 14 area security managers and about 90 armed guardians, positions that didn’t exist prior to Stoneman Douglas.—
Scott Travis,
Sun Sentinel,
10 May 2025
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The hackers are now requesting additional ransoms from individual schools for this data, as one Toronto district outlined in a letter this week to parents and guardians.—
Emily Forlini,
PC Magazine,
8 May 2025
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“Savior.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/savior. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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