Thesaurus results for EXTRICATION

extrication

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Definition of extrication

as in protection

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Recent Examples of extrication Crews quickly stabilized the vehicle and began patient care and extrication operations. — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 20 Sep. 2026 None of the victims required extrication from their vehicles. — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 10 Sep. 2026 Rescuers will use an extrication device and a helicopter, Fathur said, adding that there were no reports of people missing and no challenges hampering the search. — Reuters, NBC news, 17 Aug. 2026 Crews stabilized the pickup before performing a technical extrication to free the driver. — Sacbee.com, 4 July 2026 Public Health and Safety Night on July 16 will feature demonstrations and information from the city’s police and fire departments, including a live vehicle extrication demonstration. — Tyler Quattrin, Twin Cities, 9 June 2026 Andrews said that fire department personnel had to use the Jaws of Life to get to the two teenagers in the back of the vehicle during the lengthy extrication, per the San Francisco Chronicle. — Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 1 June 2026 Rescue crews immediately initiated extrication efforts and started life-saving measures, Besse said. — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 14 Mar. 2026 The driver of the truck was pinned inside the vehicle and required extrication, according to the release. — Cathy Kozlowicz, jsonline.com, 5 Feb. 2026

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Noun

Board members increased that protection to nine months in 2024, adding reimbursement for medical insurance coverage for Hill and her eligible dependents.

— Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 23 Sep. 2026
The pollster and the newspaper described the lawsuit as a conspiracy theory and an affront to free speech protections.

— Hannah Fingerhut, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of protection

Noun

If your browser or security software warns that a site copied something unexpectedly, take that warning seriously.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2026
As world leaders gather in New York and Washington signals potential diplomatic contacts with Tehran, a senior Iranian security official warned neighboring countries against complying with new US restrictions targeting Iranian airlines.

— Adrienne Vogt, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of security

Noun

The sensational international rescue of the famously sentient creatures, replete with colossal cargo planes, huge crates and Shedd staffers working in the dead of night to transport and care for the whales, must have looked made for social media.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 28 Sep. 2026
For the next hour and a half, the system transported the five rescue workers and the two bodies that were still at the bottom of the gorge.

— Peter Hessler, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of rescue

Noun

Supporters pointed to the environmental impact report, which found that those problems could be mitigated and resulted in the habitat preservation included in the proposal.

— Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 28 Sep. 2026
Connecting the exhibition to broader social concerns, Gong also believed that the Le19M method can inspire the preservation of local craft, often put on a pedestal devoid of meaning.

— Denni Hu, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of preservation

Noun

Their population is slowly growing, thanks in part to conservation efforts.

— Eduardo Cuevas, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2026
The partnership will support conservation, research and digitization, making the collection more accessible to researchers and enthusiasts.

— Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026

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