redemptive arc
redemptive arc noun: synonym of redemption arc (“story arc wherein an immoral character redeems themselves and makes right for their wrongdoings”).
Noun
redemptive arc (plural redemptive arcs)
- Synonym of redemption arc (“story arc wherein an immoral character redeems themselves and makes right for their wrongdoings”).
- A grim social-realist drama from New Zealand that labors to twist its narrative into a redemptive arc, “The Justice of Bunny King” has an unsteady tone to match its ungainly title.2022 September 29, Ben Kenigsberg, “‘The Justice of Bunny King’ Review: No Way Out”, in The New York Times
- Synonyms:
- redemption arc
- Synonym of redemption arc (“series of actions or events by which a person makes right for their past failures, errors, or wrongdoings”).
- For Manis, the league is an opportunity to course-correct a career beleaguered by bumps and false starts. She is joined by women at various stages of their basketball careers, many focused on redemptive arcs of their own.2022 February 23, Tamryn Spruill, “Women’s Basketball Players Get a New Lifeline, Close to Home”, in The New York Times
- Synonyms:
- redemption arc
Synonyms of redemptive arc
Forms of redemptive arc
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Questions about redemptive arc
- What does redemptive arc mean?
- Redemptive arc means synonym of redemption arc (“story arc wherein an immoral character redeems themselves and makes right for their wrongdoings”).
- What part of speech is redemptive arc?
- Redemptive arc is a noun.
- What is the plural of redemptive arc?
- The plural of redemptive arc is redemptive arcs.
Words near redemptive arc in the dictionary
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