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 Draft picks and prospects have been sent away for a full decade, and there are no saviours walking the streets of Bakersfield (home of the AHL Condors, Edmonton’s top farm team) and waiting for a recall. — Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026 All year long, they’ve been heatedly debated in online threads where some hail them as rock & roll saviors, and others raise doubts, in the manner of ultra-buzzy acts since time immemorial. — Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 10 Sep. 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for saviors
Noun
  • And look for Maxx Crosby to feast against the Chargers’ pass protectors who couldn’t keep the Cardinals out of Herbert’s backfield.
    — Hank Gola, New York Daily News, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Chief among Zoe’s longtime protectors are her rancher husband, William Macon (Garret Dillahunt), Billy and Kerry.
    — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 15 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Martinez and Jesse became her legal guardians, and Martinez communicated every day with Rachelle’s mother, Maddison, who is still in prison.
    — Peter Hessler, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026
  • In a dystopian Madrid where children become the legal guardians of their parents, María confronts the system when her mother is admitted to La edad menor, an irreversible process of infantilization.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 26 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Families climbed to their rooftops and hollered for rescuers.
    — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Finding the workers who were trapped has been a priority for the government and rescuers.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • In response to questions, Deliveroo said this may be related to a change in which deliverers are paid based on distance traveled.
    — Longreads, Longreads, 15 Sep. 2026
  • 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
  • Younger savers are tapping investments, too But younger savers are increasingly moving money out of investment accounts and spending it as well.
    — Sarah Agostino, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2026
  • That’s generally good news for savers and bad news for borrowers.
    — Rachel Barber, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • America’s children are tomorrow’s workers, innovators, caregivers, leaders, and defenders.
    — Stanley McChrystal, STAT, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Among 17 Dolphins defenders on Sunday, PFF rated Phillips third, Sieler 12th and Biggers 15th.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • DeShields had 76 yards on 13 keepers, including a 7-yard touchdown scamper.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026
  • The training keepers this summer — those who traveled and practiced with the USMNT throughout the World Cup but weren’t rostered — were Kochen and Andrew Rick, a 20-year-old Philadelphia Union backup.
    — Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

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“Saviors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/saviors. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.

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