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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
More than 30 years after their scandal rocked the music industry, Milli Vanilli is finally seeing a bit of redemption thanks to a documentary and inclusion of their music in Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story.
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Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 11 Dec. 2024
At its core, Jason’s Lyric Live explores the intricacies of love, family, and redemption.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 10 Dec. 2024
Cole’s character Pete Cochran had been a troubled son of wealthy Beverly Hills parents, who found redemption through his work as an undercover officer on the squad.
—Pat Saperstein, Variety, 10 Dec. 2024
If the meal was merely sufficient, well, the sandwich provides a chance for redemption.
—Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 28 Nov. 2024
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Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 11 Dec. 2024
At its core, Jason’s Lyric Live explores the intricacies of love, family, and redemption.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 10 Dec. 2024
Cole’s character Pete Cochran had been a troubled son of wealthy Beverly Hills parents, who found redemption through his work as an undercover officer on the squad.
—Pat Saperstein, Variety, 10 Dec. 2024
If the meal was merely sufficient, well, the sandwich provides a chance for redemption.
—Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 28 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for redemption
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California How Trump’s win could reshape UC research, LGBTQ+ rights and student loan forgiveness Nov. 8, 2024 What the plaintiffs say Julianne Fleischer, legal counsel for Advocates for Faith & Freedom, acknowledged California law.Rebecca Plevin, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
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Email newsletter | Facebook page Our rating: False The post misrepresents a ritual known as the opening of holy doors, which marks the start of a special period of forgiveness for the Catholic Church.Nate Trela, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
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For Shakespeare’s characters the possibility of a second chance could be their undoing or their salvation.Alexander Leggatt, The New York Review of Books, 28 Nov. 2024
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Here's hoping that, if they are needed this November, our courts will be our rock and salvation.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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Exactly 161 years ago this week, Abraham Lincoln offered pardons to Confederates who swore allegiance to the Union and endorsed emancipation.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
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Some post-Civil War historians have argued that emancipation permanently devastated slave-owning families.Ashwini Sehgal, The Conversation, 23 Oct. 2024
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Gratitude is our deliverance from gloom or grievance.Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 27 Nov. 2024
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Some 519 years later, Gareth Southgate returned through Erfurt, this time from Gelsenkirchen, after receiving his own divine deliverance.Jack Pitt-Brooke, The Athletic, 5 July 2024
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“Redemption.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/redemption. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.
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