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 Automation: From Reactive To Proactive If alert overload is draining security teams, automation may offer salvation. Aviv Mussinger, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025 Photography by Christopher Lee Every morning taquerias throughout San Antonio fill with construction workers, nurses in scrubs, college students, and hurried families, all finding salvation in an iconic staple: the breakfast taco. Edmund Tijerina, Bon Appétit, 27 Feb. 2025 Legend holds that a dip in the holy waters will cleanse them of sins and grant salvation. Kyra Colah, Fox News, 8 Feb. 2025 Consider Isaiah 42, for example, in which God proclaims his promise of salvation and foretells the coming of the Messiah. Rev. Dr. Serene Jones, TIME, 17 Mar. 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 16 Apr. 2025.

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