save lives
idiom
: to stop people from dying or being killed
If you donate blood, you might save a life.
The use of seat belts can save lives.
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Fast action can save lives — maybe your own.
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Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 12 Dec. 2025
Live video can also help dispatchers guide you through steps that save lives, such as CPR, until responders arrive.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 12 Dec. 2025
Vaccines save lives, Tylenol doesn’t cause autism and Wi-Fi isn’t mind control.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
Advertisement Sidney’s father, an idealistic analyst, originally designed the Atwater Protocol as a last-resort defense system meant to save lives, not end them.
—Jp Mangalindan, Time, 5 Dec. 2025
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Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 12 Dec. 2025
Live video can also help dispatchers guide you through steps that save lives, such as CPR, until responders arrive.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 12 Dec. 2025
Vaccines save lives, Tylenol doesn’t cause autism and Wi-Fi isn’t mind control.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
Advertisement Sidney’s father, an idealistic analyst, originally designed the Atwater Protocol as a last-resort defense system meant to save lives, not end them.
—Jp Mangalindan, Time, 5 Dec. 2025
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“Save lives.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/save%20lives. Accessed 20 Dec. 2025.
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