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adjective

as in delivered

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verb

past tense of redeem
1
as in fulfilled
to do what is required by the terms of the Little League coach redeemed his promise to take the players out for ice cream if they improved their fielding over the season

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2
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
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 The Fantasy 5 winning tickets must be redeemed at one of the Florida Lottery district offices throughout the state. — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 12 Aug. 2026 This means a skeptic who fought the crowd by sitting out the exuberant, bear-gutting rally of late-2020 to late-2021 was redeemed and granted an allotment of bragging rights (which expired almost immediately). — Michael Santoli, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2026 If an airline member redeemed miles for an electronics retailer’s gift card and used it weeks later, the member might remember the retailer but forget that the airline supplied the value. — Jeff Fromm, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026 Rewards hit accounts immediately after checkout and can be redeemed after the weekend at GetGo pumps or back on groceries, but the 5x earning window itself is limited to that two‑day span. — Gabby Sartori, USA Today, 6 Aug. 2026 The contest also includes random drawings for Kodak disposable cameras and forest preserve district gift cards that can be redeemed for programs, permits, equipment rentals or merchandise, the release said. — Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for redeemed
  1. liberated
  2. fulfilled
  3. saved
  4. rehabilitated
  5. repaid
  6. freed
  7. satisfied
  8. ransomed
Adjective
  • 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
  • In 2016, Brexiteers imagined that other European countries would follow their example and cheerily recover absolute sovereignty as liberated nation-states.
    — Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of liberated
Verb
  • No dialogue In need of a quick mend to his work vest, a man returns to the space that fulfilled him the most.
    — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The two £100million-plus moves both brought silverware but neither player really fulfilled their potential at the signing club.
    — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of fulfilled
Verb
  • The bold reforms, which Tinubu’s government argues saved the economy and handed the government more money, were cheered by investors but resulted in soaring inflation.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • She was saved and the search for Carbullido then got underway.
    — Jeff Nguyen, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of saved
Verb
  • After Mao’s death, Zhu was politically rehabilitated and allowed to rejoin the party.
    — CNN Staff, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The 14-year-old eagle died while being rehabilitated at the Ojai Raptor Center in California.
    — Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of rehabilitated
Verb
  • Once the painting resurfaced, the museum repaid the insurer in late 2023, and Chubb subsequently confirmed that title to the work had been restored to the Guggenheim.
    — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Tung Hsin had repaid 47 percent and planned to reach full reimbursement by December.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of repaid
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
Definition of freed
Verb
  • A day later, the Twins satisfied another need with a trade for starting pitcher Dean Kremer.
    — Dan Hayes, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The treat filled me up, cooled me down and completely satisfied my sweet tooth.
    — Hali Smith August 1, Idaho Statesman, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of satisfied
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
Definition of ransomed

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