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 Related article TikTok will be banned without a savior. Eric Cheung, CNN, 16 Jan. 2025 But is the No. 3 pick too late for Joe Schoen and Brian Daboll to have a shot at a legit franchise savior? Mike Jones, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025 In a strange twist of fate, President-elect Donald Trump may end up being the unlikely savior of TikTok, as Trump’s popularity on the platform has seemingly led him to flip his position on the video-sharing app since his first term in office. Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025 Could Jimmy Carter, of all people, be the savior of the shuttle? Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 30 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for savior 
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Noun
  • The loss would be devastating to waterways, according to Katelyn Scott, water protector at Spokane Riverkeeper, an advocacy organization devoted to protecting the river and its watershed.
    Sharon Lerner, ProPublica, 22 Jan. 2025
  • Karl-Anthony Towns, while a gifted scorer, is not a natural rim protector.
    Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 18 Jan. 2025
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  • This suspicion and other nagging uncertainties about the New South’s redeemer lingered in the minds of traveling reporters throughout the 1976 presidential campaign.
    Amber Roessner / Made by History, TIME, 29 Dec. 2024
  • This victory would further magnify the prime minister’s aura, enhancing his image as India’s redeemer.
    Ramachandra Guha, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2024
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  • D’Onta Foreman had a 38-yard run on the second play of the drive, and Sam Darnold scored on an option keeper.
    Dave Birkett, USA TODAY, 25 Dec. 2022
  • Egan’s 1-yard touchdown run on a fourth-down keeper pulled the Chargers within 28-26 with 4:57 left in the third quarter.
    Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal, 26 Nov. 2022
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  • The district has provided detailed guidance to principals and staff on how to handle potential interactions with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and how to support students who may have a parent or guardian who has been detained by ICE during the school day.
    Nell Salzman, Chicago Tribune, 20 Jan. 2025
  • She was placed under a legal conservatorship by guardian Susan Morrissey in 2022, and last year it was made public that Williams has been diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia (FTD).
    Christian Holub, EW.com, 16 Jan. 2025

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“Savior.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/savior. Accessed 4 Feb. 2025.

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