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 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 Supplementing the procedure, Vargas used her brand’s skin care salves and saviors on my face. Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 15 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for saviors
Noun
  • The Wolves have one of the NBA’s best rim protectors (Rudy Gobert).
    Mark Medina, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
  • Orders for vacuum batteries (up 62%), mobile phone screen protectors (up 44%), and home game console replacement parts (up 38%) took off in early summer shopping.
    Vidhi Choudhary, Fortune, 7 July 2026
Noun
  • Whether or not Pennsylvania’s bell-to-bell ban bill becomes law, parents and guardians remain central to helping children develop healthy phone habits and communication skills.
    Elizabeth Dowdell, Fortune, 15 July 2026
  • Police charged nine minors with curfew violations and 10 parents and guardians for contributing.
    Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 14 July 2026
Noun
  • The floods stranded people on the second and higher floors of buildings for days, many without power, until rescuers could reach them.
    ABC News, ABC News, 10 July 2026
  • The whale rescue would have the largest scope of any yet in the aquarium’s history, and is part of a large operation across multiple rescuers and borders, the aquarium said.
    Alex Nettles, AJC.com, 9 July 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
  • The reasons retirement savers cite for falling short include rising costs, credit card debt and competing expenses, the results found.
    Lorie Konish, CNBC, 15 July 2026
  • With interest rates still elevated, savers who have accumulated a substantial cash balance have an opportunity to earn meaningful returns without taking on market risk.
    Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 13 July 2026
Noun
  • Below, Nico O’Reilly is on the goal line at the far post, away from the eye line of the opposition defenders, who are preoccupied with his team-mates.
    Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 14 July 2026
  • Despite handwringing from the powers that be, genre defenders argued that was a literary history behind Sky of Love and its contemporaries.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 July 2026
Noun
  • Special high-flow racing cylinder heads feature CNC porting, competition valves, springs, seats and keepers designed to work with new high-lift/duration cams.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 13 July 2026
  • The alligator that became a sensation in Chicago after turning up in a Humboldt Park lagoon last month is healthy and enjoying the good life in sunny Florida, keepers at his new home said.
    Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026

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