redemptive
adjective
re·demp·tive
ri-ˈdem(p)-tiv 
: of, relating to, or bringing about redemption
redemptive suffering
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The album is redemptive, following mixed reviews from her solo debut.
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Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 9 Aug. 2024
Coming off of a redemptive Paris Olympics, seven-time gold medalist Simone Biles and other members of the U.S. gymnastics team will be touring across America this fall.
—Analis Bailey, Axios, 9 Aug. 2024
Biden was able to burnish his legacy as a world leader with keen diplomatic skills in the twilight of his long political career, a redemptive and validating moment for a man essentially being forced aside.
—Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2024
Far from being a redemptive tale, the Timol case marked an unsatisfactory end to a long and difficult journey for Timol, his family, and the antiapartheid activists who still remember him.
—Sisonke Msimang, Foreign Affairs, 12 Dec. 2017
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Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 9 Aug. 2024
Coming off of a redemptive Paris Olympics, seven-time gold medalist Simone Biles and other members of the U.S. gymnastics team will be touring across America this fall.
—Analis Bailey, Axios, 9 Aug. 2024
Biden was able to burnish his legacy as a world leader with keen diplomatic skills in the twilight of his long political career, a redemptive and validating moment for a man essentially being forced aside.
—Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2024
Far from being a redemptive tale, the Timol case marked an unsatisfactory end to a long and difficult journey for Timol, his family, and the antiapartheid activists who still remember him.
—Sisonke Msimang, Foreign Affairs, 12 Dec. 2017
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“Redemptive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/redemptive. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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