variants
or saviours
as in protectors
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 saviors
In both nations, anger prevails for the injustices of those calling themselves saviors.
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Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2025
Bichette and Guerrero arrived in 2019 as Blue Jays franchise saviors.
—Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Swift’s film is the latest boon to movie theaters, which have benefited in recent months from several unlikely saviors.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 1 Oct. 2025
In a situation like Felicity’s, time is a priority, and her saviors seemed to understand that well.
—Tj MacIas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Sep. 2025
Daryl and Carol are American saviors here to help the poor villagers of Santa Poco, Spain, a 19th century Mexican village that’s been dropped into the Spanish hillsides.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
From glow-boosting serums to hydrating moisturizers, these skin saviors deliver real results.
—Jackie Fields, People.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Ed and Lorraine are the beautiful, tragic saviors of a terrified family confronted with a deep evil, strengthened by the power of their love for each other.
—Emily Palmer Heller, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2025
Bichette and Guerrero arrived in 2019 as Blue Jays franchise saviors.
—Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Swift’s film is the latest boon to movie theaters, which have benefited in recent months from several unlikely saviors.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 1 Oct. 2025
In a situation like Felicity’s, time is a priority, and her saviors seemed to understand that well.
—Tj MacIas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Sep. 2025
Daryl and Carol are American saviors here to help the poor villagers of Santa Poco, Spain, a 19th century Mexican village that’s been dropped into the Spanish hillsides.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
From glow-boosting serums to hydrating moisturizers, these skin saviors deliver real results.
—Jackie Fields, People.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Ed and Lorraine are the beautiful, tragic saviors of a terrified family confronted with a deep evil, strengthened by the power of their love for each other.
—Emily Palmer Heller, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for saviors
Noun
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The 22-piece set has sauce pans, frying pans, stock pots, eight lids, and protectors.—
Shalwah Evans,
PEOPLE,
7 Oct. 2025
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Gone is the insurance of daunting rim protectors like Evan Mobley and Jarrett Allen.—
Joel Lorenzi,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Though New York was able to produce 72 rushing yards in the first half, the bulk of the rushing success came out of QB keepers by Fields and fill-in Tyrod Taylor, who collectively gained 27 rushing yards on five runs.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
19 Oct. 2025
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Perhaps every club should put their keepers through finishing school.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The exemption for caring for a dependent now applies only to parents or guardians of children under 14, instead of under 18.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
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Our work with Halle Berry, who recently joined the Global Alliance for Women’s Health as Public Ambassador, showcases the sheer appetite and momentum that exists to redefine menopause and empower women to be the guardians of their own health.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
18 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Local communities also did not allow men, whether rescuers or medics, to help their female relatives.—
NPR,
NPR,
14 Oct. 2025
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His rescuers named him Peaches.—
Jerome Lorenz,
The Conversation,
14 Oct. 2025
Noun
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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
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“Saviors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/saviors. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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