1
as in forgiveness
freedom from guilt or blame for having done something wrong
Redemption for your actions will only come after a lot of apologizing.
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as in salvation
the act of releasing (someone) from servitude to another
The redemption of slaves was a major issue in the Civil War.
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Recent Examples of redemption
Too often, discussions focus only on people who have become model citizens post-incarceration, reinforcing the idea that only a select few deserve a shot at redemption.
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Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Apr. 2025
For those who do teach their children about the Bible, this movie is a great way to introduce this entertaining story of redemption and purpose to kids and tweens.
—Lynnette Nicholas, Parents, 18 Apr. 2025
How much guilt is your Misty carrying about breaking the airplane transponder, and is this now her moment of redemption?
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 17 Apr. 2025
Rewrite the Hero’s Journey Businesses love a comeback story, but survivors aren’t characters in a redemption arc.
—Melissa Jun Rowley, Rolling Stone, 15 Apr. 2025
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Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Apr. 2025
For those who do teach their children about the Bible, this movie is a great way to introduce this entertaining story of redemption and purpose to kids and tweens.
—Lynnette Nicholas, Parents, 18 Apr. 2025
How much guilt is your Misty carrying about breaking the airplane transponder, and is this now her moment of redemption?
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 17 Apr. 2025
Rewrite the Hero’s Journey Businesses love a comeback story, but survivors aren’t characters in a redemption arc.
—Melissa Jun Rowley, Rolling Stone, 15 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for redemption
Recent Examples of Synonyms for redemption
Noun
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The attack on student loan forgiveness programs is three-pronged.—
Adam S. Minsky,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025
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However, recent changes to the lending system have narrowed loan forgiveness and affordable repayment options for borrowers.—
Annie Nova,
CNBC,
7 May 2025
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Tesla hopes that robotaxis — scheduled for pilot launch in Austin by June — will be its salvation.—
Jackie Snow,
Quartz,
28 Apr. 2025
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Such incidents reveal something fundamental about our current moment: technology has become both salvation and vulnerability in crisis management.—
Chloe Demrovsky,
Forbes.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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The South, for its part, responded in kind: secession swiftly forged a fractured region into a reactive unity, bound by fear of emancipation and faith in a mythic agrarian freedom.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
21 Apr. 2025
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By definition, the eight-day Passover commemorates the emancipation of the Israelites from slavery in ancient Egypt.—
Marc Berman,
Forbes.com,
12 Apr. 2025
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Wine • Four glasses of wine are poured to represent the four stages of the Exodus: freedom, deliverance, redemption and release.—
Kurt Snibbe,
Oc Register,
11 Apr. 2025
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His corpse is down the street from a brothel, and below a billboard advertisement for a priest who promises miracles and deliverance.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
4 Mar. 2025
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“Redemption.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/redemption. Accessed 12 May. 2025.
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