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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Understanding and analyzing the processes behind hurricane intensification, via the use of satellites like Sentinel-2, can help to improve hurricane forecasting and, in the process, save lives.
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Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Gender-affirming health care is proven to save lives, and more people regret having children than transitioning.
—Quispe López, Them., 30 Oct. 2025
For months doctors at the last functioning hospital in the wartorn Sudanese city of el-Fasher performed operations by torchlight, desperately trying to save lives in the most impossible conditions.
—NPR, 30 Oct. 2025
Science says safety barriers help save lives.
—Laura Trujillo, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
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Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Gender-affirming health care is proven to save lives, and more people regret having children than transitioning.
—Quispe López, Them., 30 Oct. 2025
For months doctors at the last functioning hospital in the wartorn Sudanese city of el-Fasher performed operations by torchlight, desperately trying to save lives in the most impossible conditions.
—NPR, 30 Oct. 2025
Science says safety barriers help save lives.
—Laura Trujillo, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
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“Save lives.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/save%20lives. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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