as in rescue
the saving from danger or evil
we spent the night in the cellar praying for salvation from the tornadoes
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Recent Examples of salvation
Everything is the biggest, the most important, the greatest threat, the greatest salvation (the President is a big fan of melodramatic speech).
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Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2025
Though the song order is Easter egg intentional – as with everything Swift – it’s bookended by a declaration of romantic salvation and a narrative from the perspective of a weary, yet defiant showgirl.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
The British monk Pelagius taught that humans could reach salvation unaided, by sheer moral effort.
—Shai Tubali, Big Think, 30 Sep. 2025
New York seems to be its last chance to get critical salvation.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
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Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2025
Though the song order is Easter egg intentional – as with everything Swift – it’s bookended by a declaration of romantic salvation and a narrative from the perspective of a weary, yet defiant showgirl.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
The British monk Pelagius taught that humans could reach salvation unaided, by sheer moral effort.
—Shai Tubali, Big Think, 30 Sep. 2025
New York seems to be its last chance to get critical salvation.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for salvation
Recent Examples of Synonyms for salvation
Noun
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Bob Kaluzny, of Westland, didn't imagine that his rescue labradoodle, Toby, who weighs about 100 pounds, would want to wrangle into a costume.—
Susan Tompor,
Freep.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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Sweet Pea was among several senior dogs at the rescue.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The 13–0 squad of 2023 was about redemption.—
D’Joumbarey Moreau,
Miami Herald,
23 Oct. 2025
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In the end, foregiveness offers redemption.—
Abby Hamblin,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Salvation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salvation. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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