redemptive
adjective
re·demp·tive
ri-ˈdem(p)-tiv 
: of, relating to, or bringing about redemption
redemptive suffering
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Return of the Jedi is a grand romance, a swashbuckling adventure, and a redemptive family drama.
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Katie Rife, EW.com, 15 Feb. 2025
The film plays like what those who don’t dream horrors would call a living dream—a secularly redemptive vision of love and solidarity.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2025
The Carolina Panthers have a starting quarterback heading into the 2025 season in Bryce Young — who punctuated a redemptive late-season resurgence with a five-touchdown season finale.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 8 Jan. 2025
Are his designs intended to be commemorative or sardonic, redemptive or oppressive?
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 3 Jan. 2025
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Katie Rife, EW.com, 15 Feb. 2025
The film plays like what those who don’t dream horrors would call a living dream—a secularly redemptive vision of love and solidarity.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2025
The Carolina Panthers have a starting quarterback heading into the 2025 season in Bryce Young — who punctuated a redemptive late-season resurgence with a five-touchdown season finale.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 8 Jan. 2025
Are his designs intended to be commemorative or sardonic, redemptive or oppressive?
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 3 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for redemptive
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“Redemptive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/redemptive. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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