rescue
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Synonyms
bail out, bring off, deliver, save
Antonyms
adventure, compromise, endanger, gamble (with), hazard, imperil, jeopardize, peril, risk, venture
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All 13 people were rescued by the morning of July 10. — Heather Hansman, Outside Online, "The Newest Adventure Movies You Can Watch Right Now," 12 July 2018 On July 10, all twelve members of a Thai youth soccer team and their coach were rescued from a cave that they had been trapped in since June 23, CBS News reported. — Lauren Rearick, Teen Vogue, "American Studio Pure Flix Is Reportedly Making the Thai Cave Rescue Into a Movie," 11 July 2018 The 12 members of the Thai soccer team and their coach who’ve been trapped in a cave in northern Thailand for more than two weeks have all been rescued. — Radhika Viswanathan, Vox, "How the 12 Thai boys were finally rescued," 10 July 2018 Brianna Soukup / Portland Press Herald via Getty Images All of the members of the Thai soccer team, and their coach, have been rescued. — Recode Staff, Recode, "Recode Daily: Investing in vapor wares like Juul could be lucrative. But some Silicon Valley VCs draw the line at vice.," 10 July 2018 Eight boys have been rescued thus far, leaving four and the team’s coach in the cave. — Alex Shephard, The New Republic, "Is Elon Musk’s “kid-sized submarine” a gimmick?," 9 July 2018 The windmill was rescued from a nearby farm and stands inside one of the dining rooms with a secluded table inside. — Shonda Talerico Dudlicek, Elgin Courier-News, "Guide to outdoor dining in Chicago suburbs: Port Edward in Algonquin," 7 July 2018 She and her siblings were recently rescued by A New Leash on Life, a Huntsville rescue organization. — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, "Team of Rescuers Save Deaf Puppy Trapped in 50-foot Hole for More Than 30 Hours," 2 July 2018 The 265-pound Atlantic bottlenose dolphin was rescued in February on on Ponte Vedra Beach. — Gabrielle Russon, OrlandoSentinel.com, "SeaWorld: Good news animal story — 'Sharkie' the dolphin set free," 2 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'rescue.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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rescue
verb
English Language Learners Definition of rescue
: to save (someone or something) from danger or harm
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Kids Definition of rescue
(Entry 1 of 2)
: to free from danger : save The family's dog was rescued from the fire.
rescue
nounKids Definition of rescue (Entry 2 of 2)
: an act of freeing someone or something from danger
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