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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Recent Examples of salvation
Many of these works relate to religious themes of resurrection and transcendence and convey the idea of transformation and salvation.
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David A. Ross, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2025
While recent albums from Dua Lipa, Grande and Lorde treated self-care and introspection as a kind of therapeutic salvation, Charli shifted hard into goblin mode, unfurling a litany of barely euphemistic drug references and proudly owning her messiest contradictions.
—Lindsay Zoladz, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2024
Their salvation may come in the form of a con artist.
—Joan MacDonald, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
The house overflows with a serene sort of love amidst the chaos, everyone working toward salvation.
—Holly Jones, Variety, 6 Dec. 2024
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David A. Ross, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2025
While recent albums from Dua Lipa, Grande and Lorde treated self-care and introspection as a kind of therapeutic salvation, Charli shifted hard into goblin mode, unfurling a litany of barely euphemistic drug references and proudly owning her messiest contradictions.
—Lindsay Zoladz, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2024
Their salvation may come in the form of a con artist.
—Joan MacDonald, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
The house overflows with a serene sort of love amidst the chaos, everyone working toward salvation.
—Holly Jones, Variety, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Salvation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salvation. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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