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salvation

noun

sal-ˈvā-shən

Definition of salvation

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 Terrible secrets resurface from the past, and Elma’s colleague, Saevar (Nikulás Hansen Daðason), could prove to be her only salvation. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2026 As the economy faltered, an orderly, healthy home could be sold as a form of salvation, with prosperity seemingly within reach. — Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026 And in these most troubling of ages, when artificial intelligence threatens our very existence and truth has become a battleground, the star wants to offer a salve, if not salvation. — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 29 Sep. 2026 Other doctrines like predestination (where some people are chosen for salvation and others are damned) have further broken the world into separate spheres. — Casper Ter Kuile, Vox, 16 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for salvation

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When it was decided that the situation could no longer continue, the SWAT commander launched a hostage rescue operation — the most dangerous, high-stress operation a SWAT team is called to do, Mekosch said.

— Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Oct. 2026
Also according to the emergency service, consecutive Russian strikes on a shopping center in Kharkiv injured four people late on Saturday, including three rescue workers.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of rescue

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The county expects modules for the annual tax sale and redemptions for overdue bills will be finished by December.

— A.D. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026
Beneath the spy plots, then, is a fond portrait of a group of people held in perpetual disgrace for their shortcomings, and thus forced to find individual paths to redemption.

— Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2026

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