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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But in the end, the show rises or falls on whether the audience is carried along — or even cares about — Jesse’s private journey of salvation.
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Frank Rizzo, Variety, 14 Feb. 2025
In the hands of a mysterious woman, he is offered a chance of salvation.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Feb. 2025
No wonder the film nabbed so many Oscar nominations: Academy members are always going to want their cinematic Mexico to be a pitiable hellhole in need of salvation and a reminder to change its errant ways, a trope that goes back to the days of Manifest Destiny.
—Fidel Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2025
However benign or malicious — whatever its life or death, possible eternal salvation or never-ending damnation — this spirit seizes your attention from the get-go because everything in this twisty, technically virtuosic, surprisingly moving chiller is shot from its point of view.
—Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
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Frank Rizzo, Variety, 14 Feb. 2025
In the hands of a mysterious woman, he is offered a chance of salvation.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Feb. 2025
No wonder the film nabbed so many Oscar nominations: Academy members are always going to want their cinematic Mexico to be a pitiable hellhole in need of salvation and a reminder to change its errant ways, a trope that goes back to the days of Manifest Destiny.
—Fidel Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2025
However benign or malicious — whatever its life or death, possible eternal salvation or never-ending damnation — this spirit seizes your attention from the get-go because everything in this twisty, technically virtuosic, surprisingly moving chiller is shot from its point of view.
—Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
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“Salvation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salvation. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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