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
Together, the two men battle the forces of evil, each other and their own personal demons on the path to salvation.
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Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 12 Mar. 2025
Carmichael criticized Christianity for pacifying the oppressed by focusing on suffering and salvation in the afterlife rather than justice in the present.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 8 Feb. 2025
Europe, meanwhile, sees AI as its industrial salvation.
—Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
This salvation would become what would finally tear them apart, not to be reunited for another 40 years.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 21 Feb. 2025
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Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 12 Mar. 2025
Carmichael criticized Christianity for pacifying the oppressed by focusing on suffering and salvation in the afterlife rather than justice in the present.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 8 Feb. 2025
Europe, meanwhile, sees AI as its industrial salvation.
—Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
This salvation would become what would finally tear them apart, not to be reunited for another 40 years.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 21 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for salvation
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“Salvation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salvation. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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