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to remove from danger or harm
an all-out effort to rescue a beached whale
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Recent Examples of rescued
Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 29 Apr. 2026
Firefighters rescued one adult and two children from the home.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Apr. 2026
The backstory Hotelier and owner Heleen Uitenbroek rescued the palace, which likely hadn’t seen love since its prime in the 15th century.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Apr. 2026
Gifted one ‘companion pig,’ KC area couple rescued 5 more.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 28 Apr. 2026
Fifteen have since been rescued but eight remain captive.
—ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026
One of those people is Ed Smart, the father of Elizabeth Smart, who was abducted at age 14 and held for nine months before being rescued in 2003.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 27 Apr. 2026
Kalee was rescued in Alaska in 2018 after suffering an injury.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2026
Los Angeles Zoo In 1967, Topa Topa was rescued from the Ventura County mountains as a one-year-old, weak and malnourished.
—Julie Sharp, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
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Targeted again almost immediately, Shuji is rescued by detective Soma Ryosuke (Takahashi Issey), who turns to former television journalist Yarimizu Nanao (Saitoh Takumi) for help sheltering him.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 29 Apr. 2026
Firefighters rescued one adult and two children from the home.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Apr. 2026
The backstory Hotelier and owner Heleen Uitenbroek rescued the palace, which likely hadn’t seen love since its prime in the 15th century.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Apr. 2026
Gifted one ‘companion pig,’ KC area couple rescued 5 more.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 28 Apr. 2026
Fifteen have since been rescued but eight remain captive.
—ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026
One of those people is Ed Smart, the father of Elizabeth Smart, who was abducted at age 14 and held for nine months before being rescued in 2003.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 27 Apr. 2026
Kalee was rescued in Alaska in 2018 after suffering an injury.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2026
Los Angeles Zoo In 1967, Topa Topa was rescued from the Ventura County mountains as a one-year-old, weak and malnourished.
—Julie Sharp, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rescued
Adjective
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Spotify noted that the album is one of the most pre-saved album Countdown Pages in platform history, with more than five million presaves.—
Mitchell Peters,
Billboard,
21 Mar. 2026
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In three regular season matches, Charlotte has held Messi to only one goal and a saved penalty.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
13 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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This new statute requires various property owners, including HOAs, to either remove nonfunctional turf or begin irrigating it with reclaimed water.—
Kelly G. Richardson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Apr. 2026
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Any HOAs that have purely decorative mowed grass common areas inaccessible to residents should plan on either supplying those areas with reclaimed water or removing mowed turf from such inaccessible locations before 2029.—
Kelly G. Richardson,
Oc Register,
17 Apr. 2026
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After extraction, the recovered metals were reprocessed into new battery materials, demonstrating a closed-loop recycling pathway.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Apr. 2026
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The recovered birds were taken to a secure loft near Brussels, overseen by Belgium's national pigeon federation, and police arranged for DNA testing to match each bird to its rightful owner since the identification rings on all the pigeon's legs had been snipped off.—
Sharyn Alfonsi,
CBS News,
26 Apr. 2026
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The Grand 1894 Opera House, one of the most beautiful historic theaters in Texas, offers concerts, touring shows, and performances year-round in an intimate, restored setting.—
Jessica Safavimehr,
Southern Living,
22 Dec. 2025
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In her most personal work yet, Nguyen shows how togetherness and storytelling can transform grief into healing, hope and restored kinship.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Rescued.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rescued. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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