saviors

variants or saviours
plural of savior
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 White Southerners are victims, and the KKK is made up of virtuous saviors. Steven Johnson, Washington Post, 14 July 2026 The current leaders, however, have positioned themselves as saviors of the Islamic Republic, and with that credibility could institute certain changes that are widely known to be necessary and desirable, but that would have looked counterrevolutionary if proposed by anyone else. Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 18 June 2026 Presidential fallibility Even the greatest American presidents have not seen themselves as American saviors. Austin Sarat, The Conversation, 30 Apr. 2026 By making people feel deeply insecure and afraid, the fascists could pose as their saviors. Literary Hub, 27 Apr. 2026 But these are the players the Mets have to work with right now, and there aren’t any saviors coming from the minor leagues. Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 17 Apr. 2026 Crisp and Polished Linen ensembles can be saviors on warm days, and Quince has several crisp options to add to your workwear rotation this season. Tanya Sharma, PEOPLE, 16 Apr. 2026 However, a company is looking to shift the image of drones in the battlefields from attackers to saviors. Abhishek Bhardwaj, Interesting Engineering, 9 Apr. 2026 Not as saviors, but first as survivors themselves and as accountable participants. Tarana Burke, Time, 17 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for saviors
Noun
  • Layered on top is rhetoric, from the highest levels of government, that casts career scientists as adversaries rather than protectors.
    Daniel Jernigan, STAT, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The Jets drafted Armand Membou to be one of their quarterback’s protectors.
    Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • The law requires districts developing their policies to obtain input from teachers’ representatives, administrators and parents or guardians.
    Kavin Bendre, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The legislation calls for children who need to contact their parents or guardians to use a school phone.
    Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 12 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • The cyclist was given water and time to rehydrate before those rescuers hauled that rider and broken bicycle downhill into Palisade.
    Logan Smith, CBS News, 9 Aug. 2026
  • According to the report, the rescuers on the first day dug out eight of the nine dead.
    Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 8 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • Hanging shoe racks, back-of-door mirrors, and desktop hutches (like this one from Amazon) are other major space savers.
    Amelia Mularz, Architectural Digest, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Moving money out of a money market account and into a high-rate alternative makes sense for savers now.
    Matt Richardson, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Thompson has proven that so far in Chargers training camp, sprinting around defenders and maximizing his 5-foot-9, 170-pound frame in passing drills.
    Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Similar technologies will increasingly allow defenders to hunt vulnerabilities, test controls and respond to attacks at machine speed.
    Emil Sayegh, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • With more than 1,000 suggestions to chose from, here's the name keepers picked.
    Finch Walker, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Free advice could always be had from tavern keepers, clergymen, neighbors or parents.
    Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026

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“Saviors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/saviors. Accessed 15 Aug. 2026.

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