redemptive
adjective
re·demp·tive
ri-ˈdem(p)-tiv 
: of, relating to, or bringing about redemption
redemptive suffering
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Her aim is explicitly redemptive, bringing out what is beautiful in materials that seem messy at first, and carefully placing them in order.
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Benjamin Lima
special Contributor, Dallas Morning News, 7 Feb. 2026
Directed by Felix van Groeningen, the film is resolutely hard-nosed but not without moments of levity and an ultimately redemptive arc for its young lead.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Jan. 2026
No redemptive speechifying or cathartic waterworks here, just life carrying on with a slightly heavier tread.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 26 Jan. 2026
That’s a whole other discussion, and the dream of bolstering his credentials with another Lombardi Trophy may have suffered a mortal blow on Monday, but Rodgers still managed to take some redemptive pleasure in his Steelers experience.
—Michael Silver, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026
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Benjamin Lima
special Contributor, Dallas Morning News, 7 Feb. 2026
Directed by Felix van Groeningen, the film is resolutely hard-nosed but not without moments of levity and an ultimately redemptive arc for its young lead.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Jan. 2026
No redemptive speechifying or cathartic waterworks here, just life carrying on with a slightly heavier tread.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 26 Jan. 2026
That’s a whole other discussion, and the dream of bolstering his credentials with another Lombardi Trophy may have suffered a mortal blow on Monday, but Rodgers still managed to take some redemptive pleasure in his Steelers experience.
—Michael Silver, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026
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“Redemptive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/redemptive. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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