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
  • Minimal Phone will also throw in $100 worth of accessories, including a case, screen protectors, and a 27W fast charger.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 18 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Noun
  • As families prepare for the first day of classes, parents and guardians are gathering school supplies, arranging carpools and figuring out how their children will get to and from school.
    Angela Rodriguez, Sacbee.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Parents are naming guardians for their children in case they are detained or deported, while others have stopped working, shopping or even leaving home, relying instead on neighbors and churches.
    Maria Santana, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • The rescuers moved the hiker about 150 feet to an open area where he could be lifted to a helicopter sent by NC Emergency Management.
    Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Among the victims are at least 18 children, including a 1-year-old, as rescuers search for the missing on the vast lake shared by Zimbabwe and Zambia.
    Farai Mutsaka, Los Angeles Times, 17 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
  • There is also the inconvenient truth that savers would benefit from competition for deposits, and there are more savers than borrowers.
    Omid Malekan, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026
  • In turn, there are lots of opportunities for savers to maximize the returns on their money.
    Aly J Yale, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Moroz is a big winger with a high skill level who is often able to beat pro defenders with his one-on-one play.
    Corey Pronman, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Different UAVs could handle deception, electronic warfare, or attack missions, making defenders deal with several types of threats in the air.
    Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 17 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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