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
This Strapless Maxi Dress is a savior for summer outdoor weddings.
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Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 3 June 2026
And the one savior … is Trump himself.
—Huo Jingnan, NPR, 3 June 2026
Graham Platner, the Maine Senate candidate who has become the left’s latest blue-collar savior, put the theory in its most unguarded form.
—Nicholas Jacobs, The Conversation, 2 June 2026
Link will be the scope's savior, if all goes to plan, meeting up with Swift in LEO and boosting it to a higher altitude.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 28 May 2026
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Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 3 June 2026
And the one savior … is Trump himself.
—Huo Jingnan, NPR, 3 June 2026
Graham Platner, the Maine Senate candidate who has become the left’s latest blue-collar savior, put the theory in its most unguarded form.
—Nicholas Jacobs, The Conversation, 2 June 2026
Link will be the scope's savior, if all goes to plan, meeting up with Swift in LEO and boosting it to a higher altitude.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 28 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for savior
Recent Examples of Synonyms for savior
Noun
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There could also be a positive version of that on the left, which is the protector model of masculinity.—
Hanna Rosin,
The Atlantic,
11 June 2026
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The first dogs served as early-warning systems, protectors, and hunting buddies.—
Shoshi Parks,
Popular Science,
10 June 2026
Noun
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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
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Our family grew—from the three siblings left in the wake of our mother’s death—to a bustling bunch of kinsmen redeemers.—
James T. Farmer,
Southern Living,
8 July 2025
Noun
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In places where the program is active, parents and legal guardians who are verified riders can create accounts for teens.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
10 June 2026
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Her guardian would love for Sophie to have another adult in her life who can be there for her and support her.—
Pioneer Press,
Twin Cities,
9 June 2026
Noun
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Lebanon's health ministry says 17 hospitals have been damaged in the war, three of which have been forced to close, while 132 rescuers and medical personnel have been killed.—
Mark Osborne,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
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In addition to Laguna Beach Marine Safety, rescuers from the Orange County Sheriff’s Department Harbor Patrol and the Coast Guard were still looking for the child Wednesday.—
Rebecca Cohen,
NBC news,
11 June 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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That jack-of-all-trades became Kirk Gleason, a slightly awkward young man who lives in the show’s town of Stars Hollow and ends up working jobs like hockey announcer, mail deliverer, video store clerk, pizza maker, photographer, dog walker and many more.—
Victoria Edel,
PEOPLE,
15 Oct. 2025
Noun
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With high interest rates that outpace inflation, a structure that will allow savers to maintain a flexible approach and a seamless transition for those already banking online, this can be the right account at the right time.—
Matt Richardson,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
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Higher rates could benefit savers.—
Mike Winters,
CNBC,
10 June 2026
Noun
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The Frenchman’s brace put his full skillset on display – the first coming off a diagonal run through the box and a first-time shot that went to the left and rolled past Senegal keeper Eduard Mendy.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
17 June 2026
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Senegal refused to give up and made another play right at Maignan, but the French keeper came out on top.—
NBC News,
NBC news,
17 June 2026
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The insecurity crisis is frustrating business owners, human rights defenders and regular Haitians who are forced to navigate a capital that is largely controlled by criminal gangs.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
14 June 2026
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In the seventh minute, McKennie’s pass went off Paraguayan defender Damian Bobadilla into the net for an own goal.—
Michael Lewis,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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“Savior.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/savior. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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