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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
What ensues from that attraction sets One Battle After Another on its years-spanning odyssey of deliverance and reprisal.
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Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2025
When his many debts and checkered past start to catch up with him, Doyle encounters a kindred spirit who may hold the key to his deliverance.
—Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Sep. 2025
Fame is perhaps this tower, an ultimate entrapment in the self that is also a deliverance from it.
—Rachel Cusk, New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2025
After having little luck finding a traditional TV outlet willing to double ESPN/ABC’s current $90 million/year deal, F1 seems to have found deliverance by way of its theatrical partner.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 10 July 2025
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Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2025
When his many debts and checkered past start to catch up with him, Doyle encounters a kindred spirit who may hold the key to his deliverance.
—Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Sep. 2025
Fame is perhaps this tower, an ultimate entrapment in the self that is also a deliverance from it.
—Rachel Cusk, New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2025
After having little luck finding a traditional TV outlet willing to double ESPN/ABC’s current $90 million/year deal, F1 seems to have found deliverance by way of its theatrical partner.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 10 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deliverance
Noun
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These are not stories of salvation.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Feb. 2026
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Yasmin, who was ousted from Pierpoint after a tabloid scandal involving her publishing-magnate father threatened to sully the bank by association, has turned to another undependable man for salvation, proposing to an aristocratic failson called Sir Henry Muck (Kit Harington).—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
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As the verdict was announced, his followers unleashed a wave of fury across Punjab and Haryana.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
6 Feb. 2026
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Their convictions come more than two years after another judge issued a mixed verdict involving other members of Misick’s Progressive National Party government who were accused of similar charges in the archipelago, located about 600 miles south of Florida.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
5 Feb. 2026
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Publicly, the team highlighted civilian uses such as infrastructure monitoring and rescue support.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Feb. 2026
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Floodwater pushed inside the hospital and cut the power, forcing patients and staff to evacuate to the roof in hopes of rescue.—
Brett Kelman,
CBS News,
9 Feb. 2026
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Concerned about safety risks and environmental damage, the Blue Mountains City Council temporarily closed access to the rock last month while officials work on a long-term plan — a decision that has prompted debate among residents, conservationists and local businesses that depend on tourism.—
Trista Kurniawan,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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In a 2014 editorial, the Times argued the federal ban on the drug should be repealed, and the decision should be left up to the individual states.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
11 Feb. 2026
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Of those, 15 have been concluded and 10 are at or near conclusion.—
STEPHEN GROVES,
Arkansas Online,
14 Feb. 2026
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Dearest gentle readers, the time has nearly come for the conclusion of Bridgerton Season 4.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
13 Feb. 2026
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Public opinion surveys conducted for the report show much of the world is already fearful that is happening.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
10 Feb. 2026
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Activists are using new tactics, such as micro protests, to increase participation and shift public opinion.—
Taylor Seely,
AZCentral.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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Her determination, her grit, her willingness to get her hands dirty, really shows on the screen.—
Tatiana Siegel,
Variety,
11 Feb. 2026
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The 2009 Environmental Protection Agency endangerment finding was a determination that pollutants from developing and burning fossil fuels, such as methane and carbon dioxide, can be regulated under the Clean Air Act.—
Camila Domonoske,
NPR,
11 Feb. 2026
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The decision allows Burke to proceed with a declaratory judgment action that alleges the Civil Service Reform Act was passed in violation of the Indiana Constitution’s single-subject clause, according to the news release.—
Maya Wilkins,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Feb. 2026
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But the pursuit of transgression for its own sake can easily derail sound judgment.—
Laura K. Field,
The Atlantic,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Deliverance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deliverance. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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