variants
or saviour
as in protector
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 savior
Jan ended up being my savior, in a way.
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Marta Balaga, Variety, 14 Oct. 2025
Lee, one step away from risking typecasting as a corporate CEO (check her out running UBN on The Morning Show), is totally game in the role of would-be savior of Enrom.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2025
The 69-year-old JPMorgan CEO has become the face of American banking over his decades-long career—and was even at one point, Wall Street’s savior.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2025
He should be given some more opportunities, can be a third-down savior.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Sep. 2025
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Marta Balaga, Variety, 14 Oct. 2025
Lee, one step away from risking typecasting as a corporate CEO (check her out running UBN on The Morning Show), is totally game in the role of would-be savior of Enrom.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2025
The 69-year-old JPMorgan CEO has become the face of American banking over his decades-long career—and was even at one point, Wall Street’s savior.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2025
He should be given some more opportunities, can be a third-down savior.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for savior
Recent Examples of Synonyms for savior
Noun
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Anthony Edwards has been bothered in the past by good perimeter defenders backed by quality rim protectors.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
23 Oct. 2025
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Those with Eight Sleep smart bed tech found their heated protectors weren't able to change temperature due to the outage.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The whole story turns on how this scared young girl becomes a tough, tragic redeemer through this wild, unlikely journey.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
1 Aug. 2025
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Our family grew—from the three siblings left in the wake of our mother’s death—to a bustling bunch of kinsmen redeemers.—
James T. Farmer,
Southern Living,
8 July 2025
Noun
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To complete the hat-trick just after half-time, one-on-one with the ’keeper, was great.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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Chapple said DynamoDB is a record-keeper that helps track user information and store key data.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
21 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Bandit had been found on a rural road in the middle of nowhere and would have died had his rescuer not been driving past.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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The oil made her body slippery, allowing rescuers to pull her out of the passageway by working in reverse and undoing all the contortions that trapped her.—
Mark Gray,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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But time is as sure a deliverer of adulthood as therapy is.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
20 Oct. 2025
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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
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While savers early last year could easily find a 1-year CD offering 5% APY or even higher, the best 1-year CD rates now hover around 4% APY.—
Layla Melendez,
CNBC,
22 Oct. 2025
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The idea behind it was to become an ultra-saver as soon as possible, in order to have more flexibility later in life.—
Jill Schlesinger,
Mercury News,
21 Oct. 2025
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Some have lost a parent or guardian and suddenly must navigate a world that feels uncertain and overwhelming.—
Laura Rivera,
Denver Post,
23 Oct. 2025
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Both biological parents and those with parental responsibility over children, including legal guardians and foster parents, would be eligible for the exemption.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Savior.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/savior. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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