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
Despite what the internet hoped for, Duff doesn’t anoint herself as a savior of millennial pop music with Luck … or Something.
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Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 20 Feb. 2026
Plus, check out more multi-use skin saviors below.
—Alyssa Morin, InStyle, 16 Feb. 2026
In the process, he’s proved to be Team USA’s saviour in a difficult Winter Olympics for the nation.
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 16 Feb. 2026
But then Udinese beat Verona and Bologna, both 1-0, and Tudor was their saviour.
—James Horncastle, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2026
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Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 20 Feb. 2026
Plus, check out more multi-use skin saviors below.
—Alyssa Morin, InStyle, 16 Feb. 2026
In the process, he’s proved to be Team USA’s saviour in a difficult Winter Olympics for the nation.
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 16 Feb. 2026
But then Udinese beat Verona and Bologna, both 1-0, and Tudor was their saviour.
—James Horncastle, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for savior
Noun
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Detroit, San Antonio and OKC each boast great rim protectors and formidable double-big lineups.—
Joel Lorenzi,
New York Times,
2 Mar. 2026
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That leaves Etienne, Tyler Allgeier and Rico Dowdle, another capable pass protector.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
2 Mar. 2026
Noun
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God took the lowly form of man not only to be more relatable to us, but to save sinners, like me, who have no eternal redeemer.—
Matt Fleming,
Oc Register,
25 Dec. 2025
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The whole story turns on how this scared young girl becomes a tough, tragic redeemer through this wild, unlikely journey.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
1 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Parents and guardians are notified if their child was marked absent.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
4 Mar. 2026
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By examining samples from a broad range of environments, researchers are increasingly finding more types of Asgard microbes, such as Heimdallarchaeia, named for the guardian of Asgard.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
4 Mar. 2026
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According to Sri Lankan officials, rescuers recovered around 80 bodies from the water.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Mar. 2026
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Authorities at the National Hospital in Galle and navy sources said 87 bodies were brought in by military rescuers yesterday.—
Jasmine Green,
NBC news,
5 Mar. 2026
Noun
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But time is as sure a deliverer of adulthood as therapy is.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
20 Oct. 2025
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With the water at the low levels, the water authority is unable to use its $200 million hydroelectric Cielo pump station that deliverers renewable energy to 26,000 homes and transfers low-cost water to the Olivenhain Reservoir and SFID’s RE Badger Filtration plant.—
Karen Billing,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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That’s a huge time-saver for anyone with a busy schedule.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
5 Mar. 2026
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With stock market returns unpredictable and predictions over interest rate cuts increasing, there are few ways in which savers can effectively protect their principal and grow their interest this March.—
Matt Richardson,
CBS News,
5 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Both keepers had three saves in a scoreless first half.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
8 Mar. 2026
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Oh, but the keeper of the gates herself is here tonight, too.—
Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
8 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Montreal's first goal of the season was set up when Iván Jaime drew a foul on Red Bulls' defender Justin Che.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
9 Mar. 2026
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Yet this league is replete with scorers who aren’t defenders.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
8 Mar. 2026
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“Savior.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/savior. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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