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as in salvation
the saving from danger or evil
the farmers prayed for deliverance from the drought
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as in verdict
a position arrived at after consideration
the jury's deliverance shocked the courtroom
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Recent Examples of deliverance
The wonderful, selfless, generous, industrious, benevolent American people are the nation’s deliverance.
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Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 20 July 2024
In the throes of deliverance, the demon-tormented might bite staffers’ fingers and hands and need to be restrained.
—Sam Kestenbaum, Harper's Magazine, 21 June 2024
That sets up expectations for a denouement involving some kind of twist or retribution, which the movie only sort of provides, segueing from violence to a kind of dreamy deliverance.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 May 2024
Our deliverance — America’s deliverance — is education, education, and more education to emancipate the poor from dependency upon unreliable government.
—Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 12 May 2024
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Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 20 July 2024
In the throes of deliverance, the demon-tormented might bite staffers’ fingers and hands and need to be restrained.
—Sam Kestenbaum, Harper's Magazine, 21 June 2024
That sets up expectations for a denouement involving some kind of twist or retribution, which the movie only sort of provides, segueing from violence to a kind of dreamy deliverance.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 May 2024
Our deliverance — America’s deliverance — is education, education, and more education to emancipate the poor from dependency upon unreliable government.
—Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 12 May 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deliverance
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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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An Orange County jury in Florida reached the verdict after a one-day trial, attorney Bob Hilliard told USA TODAY on Friday.Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024
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Wiley issued an Allen charge, instructing the jurors to make every possible effort to reach a unanimous verdict.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
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This decision would deprive the fossil-fuel economy of one source of backing, and eliminate one of the only remaining ways that the U.S. government supports international oil-and-gas development.Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 13 Dec. 2024
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Alabama had several ugly losses this season, but the committee and many analysts cited their record over Top 25 competition as justification for the decision.Giovanni Malloy, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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The Juan Soto free agency sweepstakes could be nearing a conclusion.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 8 Dec. 2024
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At the conclusion, we’re treated to videos and photographs of the real-life figures, including footage of the unit arriving in Europe, an interview with Derriecott King at age 100 and a clip of Michelle Obama paying tribute to two of the surviving women from the unit.Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Dec. 2024
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Industry opinion formers like Goldman Sachs and Sequoia Capital have warned that widespread AI introduction is a lot further off than was anticipated, a viewpoint which has been leaped upon eagerly by C-suite executives out of their comfort zone.Hugo Farinha, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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The Baltimore Sun reader poll is an unscientific survey in which website users volunteer their opinions on the subject of the poll.Baltimore Sun staff, Baltimore Sun, 9 Dec. 2024
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These early experiences built the foundation for a lifetime of creativity, hard work and determination.Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 17 Dec. 2024
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Dangerous, and often unscripted moments, like the ones described above have happened to a number of motorists across the country in 2024, leaving many to rely on their sheer wit and determination to survive.Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
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According to McKinsey, biases in data—whether from uneven collection practices or human judgment—can embed and even magnify societal inequalities when AI systems analyze, learn from, and act on that data, resulting in far-reaching and unintended consequences.Eric Mosley, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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The settlement includes a monetary judgment of $140 million, but is partially suspended as Grubhub is unable to pay the full amount, according to the press release.Kristian Burt, CNBC, 17 Dec. 2024
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“Deliverance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deliverance. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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