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verb

past tense of redeem
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as in saved
to free from captivity or punishment by paying a price the government has consistently refused to redeem hostages captured by terrorists

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as in pardoned
to free from the penalties or consequences of sin the belief that sinners are redeemed by their faith in God

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as in rehabilitated
to make better in behavior or character the unfaithful husband made a determined effort to redeem himself in the eyes of his wife and children

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as in repaid
to make up for (an offense) quickly redeemed the offending remark with a sincere and unconditional apology

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Recent Examples of redeemed
Verb
These points can be redeemed with partner travel organizations, gym classes or can go toward putting a down payment on a home. Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026 There’s room at ELG for further integrations, cost reductions, and synergies, like creating a new loyalty program where points accumulated at Saks, Neiman’s or Bergdorf’s could be redeemed at any of those stores. David Moin, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026 Unredeemed codes convert only to store credit after that window closes, and once a code is redeemed, the sale is final. New Atlas, 1 Sep. 2026 These tickets must be redeemed at one of the nine Florida Lottery district offices around the state. David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2026 Once redeemed, the five-year plan runs without additional fees or renewal costs. Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 28 Aug. 2026 Johnson redeemed himself by scoring on a 1-yard run moments later. Elliott Teaford, Oc Register, 15 Aug. 2026 Points can be redeemed by entering the free ticket lottery or making a $25 charitable donation to instantly secure a ticket. Greg Evans, Deadline, 13 Aug. 2026 That’s a lot to put on someone who will be redeemed and is a hero down the road. Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 12 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for redeemed
Adjective
  • Instead, Curry connected with fans like me because, as a performer, the man seemed able to do anything, and do it with a kind of liberated abandon and eagerness to entertain.
    Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Chalk it up to the leftover hubris of late-20th-century American empire and the grand illusion of a liberated civilization thriving behind an impenetrable fortress.
    Andy Andersen, Vulture, 16 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • This acquisition, expected to be fulfilled in several years, will provide crucial in-flight refueling capabilities, which Qatar currently lacks.
    Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Hutton said her charter authority board didn’t feel Bowman’s previous school board fulfilled its fiduciary responsibilities.
    Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Instead of traditional quality metrics, the focus shifts to better decisions, time saved, risks avoided and revenue created.
    Kevin Campbell, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Amazon estimates advertisers saved more than $8 billion from 2021 through 2025 because its auction system considers ad relevance instead of simply selecting the highest bidder.
    Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • That’s why Duffy was right to focus on new and rehabilitated equipment for these Midwest corridors that can put them to immediate use and fill them with passengers.
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The teen will be charged as an adult designated, meaning that if convicted, he could be sentenced as a juvenile, an adult or as a juvenile with the option of receiving an adult sentence if not rehabilitated.
    DeJanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The Sacramento City Teachers Association President Nikki Milevsky echoed Singh’s position, saying the trust’s funds do not have to be repaid.
    Chaewon Chung Updated August 27, Sacbee.com, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Federal Pell Grants aren’t loans and rarely need to be repaid.
    Amy DeYoung, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • The freed captives, mostly women and children, were among over 300 kidnap victims freed by Nigerian forces this week.
    ABC News, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026
  • In fact, the vast majority of freed people remained in the South.
    Rodney Coates, The Conversation, 16 June 2026
Verb
  • The court sent unresolved questions about whether the warrant in that case satisfied constitutional requirements back to a lower court.
    Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 23 Aug. 2026
  • The court did not decide whether the particular geofence warrant ultimately satisfied the Fourth Amendment's probable cause and particularity requirements.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • What Andert argues in his video is that LINXS has effectively ransomed LAX to the tune of $880 million — so far — to complete the supposedly less than 3 percent that remains to be built on the project.
    Oren Peleg, HollywoodReporter, 7 Aug. 2026
  • After a nearby hospital is hacked and ransomed, the higher-ups decide to defend its system by shutting it down, which means business must be conducted in the old-fashioned, paper-and-clipboards way.
    Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026

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“Redeemed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/redeemed. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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