: the skill or practice of saving or protecting the lives especially of drowning persons
Examples of lifesaving in a Sentence
Noun
All lifeguards are trained in lifesaving.
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Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 3 Feb. 2025
Regarding money management, few things are more lifesaving than an emergency fund.
—Nia Bowers, Detroit Free Press, 28 Nov. 2024
Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025
On May 8, 2011, Mother's Day, Underwood received 11-year-old Noah's heart in a lifesaving transplant days after he was involved in a tragic car accident that left him brain dead.
—Michael Nied, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
Patients and health care advocates said the abrupt decision to halt U.S. funding for a lifesaving HIV program in Africa led to widespread confusion and worry that the virus would spread further.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 3 Feb. 2025
Regarding money management, few things are more lifesaving than an emergency fund.
—Nia Bowers, Detroit Free Press, 28 Nov. 2024
Noun
While the new members could vote to further restrict access to any of those safe, lifesaving vaccines, most of the focus has been on COVID-19 vaccine access.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025
On May 8, 2011, Mother's Day, Underwood received 11-year-old Noah's heart in a lifesaving transplant days after he was involved in a tragic car accident that left him brain dead.
—Michael Nied, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
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“Lifesaving.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lifesaving. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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lifesaving
1 of 2 adjective
life·sav·ing
ˈlīf-ˌsā-viŋ 
: designed for or used in saving lives
livesaving devices
lifesaving
2 of 2 noun
: the methods that can be used to save lives especially of drowning persons
Medical Definition
lifesaving
1 of 2 adjective
life·sav·ing
ˈlīf-ˌsā-viŋ
: designed for or used in saving lives
lifesaving drugs
lifesaving
2 of 2 noun
: the skill or practice of saving or protecting the lives especially of drowning persons
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