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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As Sinclair reminds us, aging research today sits roughly where cancer research stood in the 1960s and ’70s — just before the field learned to turn biological curiosity into therapies that save lives.
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Gilberto Lopes, STAT, 12 Feb. 2026
The Naperville Fire Department has added a new emergency medical device to its toolbox — one used to treat injuries and save lives in military settings.
—Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 12 Feb. 2026
Rejecting these approaches is political theater with real consequences, eroding support for interventions that have been shown to save lives.
—Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2026
In case of an opioid overdose, there's medication to reverse the effects and save lives.
—Kyle Werner, Des Moines Register, 9 Feb. 2026
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Gilberto Lopes, STAT, 12 Feb. 2026
The Naperville Fire Department has added a new emergency medical device to its toolbox — one used to treat injuries and save lives in military settings.
—Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 12 Feb. 2026
Rejecting these approaches is political theater with real consequences, eroding support for interventions that have been shown to save lives.
—Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2026
In case of an opioid overdose, there's medication to reverse the effects and save lives.
—Kyle Werner, Des Moines Register, 9 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for save lives
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“Save lives.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/save%20lives. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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