Thesaurus results for SAVIORS

saviors

noun

variants or saviours

plural of savior

as in protectors

one that saves from danger or destruction the policeman proved to be our savior, arriving on the scene just as we were about to be mugged

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Recent Examples of saviors Communism was, of course, a quasi-religion in its own right, and Seghers saw the need for saviors and martyrs. — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026 Draft picks and prospects have been sent away for a full decade, and there are no saviours walking the streets of Bakersfield (home of the AHL Condors, Edmonton’s top farm team) and waiting for a recall. — Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026 All year long, they’ve been heatedly debated in online threads where some hail them as rock & roll saviors, and others raise doubts, in the manner of ultra-buzzy acts since time immemorial. — Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 10 Sep. 2026 White Southerners are victims, and the KKK is made up of virtuous saviors. — Steven Johnson, Washington Post, 14 July 2026 The current leaders, however, have positioned themselves as saviors of the Islamic Republic, and with that credibility could institute certain changes that are widely known to be necessary and desirable, but that would have looked counterrevolutionary if proposed by anyone else. — Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 18 June 2026 Presidential fallibility Even the greatest American presidents have not seen themselves as American saviors. — Austin Sarat, The Conversation, 30 Apr. 2026 By making people feel deeply insecure and afraid, the fascists could pose as their saviors. — Literary Hub, 27 Apr. 2026 But these are the players the Mets have to work with right now, and there aren’t any saviors coming from the minor leagues. — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 17 Apr. 2026

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Noun

But the older image of the yakuza as protectors of the community did not disappear altogether.

— Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
The grips that slide onto the back of the Joy-Con protectors are modular, too.

— Cameron Faulkner, The Verge, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of protectors

Noun

Four students were involved in a physical fight Thursday morning, sending one student to a local hospital with undisclosed injuries, according to a message sent to parents and guardians.

— Renee Anderson, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
When one of her for-hire guardians speaks of her past as a musician, playing the pianoforte (piano) for enraptured listeners, Adelaide is entranced.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of guardians

Noun

Then on Wednesday morning, Luna reunited with her owners thanks to the efforts of local rescuers, tourists and park employees, capping a survival tale that required avoiding bears and coyotes while locating enough sustenance and shelter.

— Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026
Aark Wildlife Rehabilitation and Education Center in Chalfont said in a Facebook post in September that the large adult male snapping turtle was admitted after rescuers found him being pelted with stones by kids.

— Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of rescuers

Noun

In response to questions, Deliveroo said this may be related to a change in which deliverers are paid based on distance traveled.

— Longreads, Longreads, 15 Sep. 2026
With the water at the low levels, the water authority is unable to use its $200 million hydroelectric Cielo pump station that deliverers renewable energy to 26,000 homes and transfers low-cost water to the Olivenhain Reservoir and SFID’s RE Badger Filtration plant.

— Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Sep. 2025

Definition of deliverers

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But Democrats believe that the individual stocks lack statutory authority and that the automatic enrollment could prevent savers with religious or other concerns with the stocks from opting out, House aides told Semafor.

— Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2026
Higher interest rates benefit savers but burden the less solvent with 20% credit card rates and expensive auto loans, and these are the consumers most likely to cut spending.

— Harvey Stober, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of savers

Noun

And the two players in the Heat’s starting unit who haven’t yet earned that honor — Mitchell and Wiggins — are both considered quality perimeter defenders.

— Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2026
Smith tracked the pass from Julian Sayin and outjumped two defenders in the end zone for his 12th touchdown catch of the season and the 39th of his three-year college career.

— Mark Long, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of defenders

Noun

DeShields had 76 yards on 13 keepers, including a 7-yard touchdown scamper.

— ABC News, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026
The training keepers this summer — those who traveled and practiced with the USMNT throughout the World Cup but weren’t rostered — were Kochen and Andrew Rick, a 20-year-old Philadelphia Union backup.

— Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

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