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adjective

as in saved

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verb

past tense of rescue
as in salvaged
to remove from danger or harm an all-out effort to rescue a beached whale

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Recent Examples of rescued
Verb
Roughly 35 Los Angeles city firefighters rescued a man stuck in his work truck inside a commercial building following a crash in Pacific Palisades on Thursday morning. — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2026 Three missing scuba divers were rescued after they became separated from their boat in rough conditions in the Florida Keys on Wednesday, July 29, 2026. — Steven Yablonski, CBS News, 31 July 2026 At the site, seven people were confirmed dead and 11 had been rescued, Japanese Chief Cabinet Sec Minoru Kihara told reporters in Tokyo on Friday. — ABC News, 30 July 2026 In Biden’s case, South Carolinians rescued his seemingly moribund campaign. — W. James Antle Iii, The Washington Examiner, 25 July 2026 Multiple people have been rescued after a seaplane carrying 11 people made an emergency landing Thursday off the coast of Washington, prompting a multi-agency search and rescue operation. — Martin Goillandeau, CNN Money, 24 July 2026 But nearly 6,500 people were rescued with the help of search and rescue teams from all over the world. — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 24 July 2026 The Wildlife Conservation Society said the turtle was rescued by the Massachusetts Audubon Society and lovingly named Pancake. — Maddie Rhodes, USA Today, 24 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rescued
  1. saved
  2. reclaimed
  3. recovered
  4. restored
Adjective
  • But the tale of the shitty guy who uses his ‘saved’ status to avoid scrutiny of his current choices?
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 June 2026
  • 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
Definition of saved
Adjective
  • The law also added a requirement that heavy water users (over 100,000 gallons a day) must use reclaimed water, or water that has been used and cleaned, to offset their use of fresh, drinkable water.
    — Alexandra Phelps, Miami Herald, 17 July 2026
  • Guests can hike, cycle, or ski up to Moonshack, a secluded cabin built from reclaimed timber next to an observatory with a telescope on par with those used by major research universities.
    — Jesse Ashlock, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 July 2026
Definition of reclaimed
Adjective
  • The solvent then binds with the CO₂, which is then, in turn, heated by the recovered exhaust gas.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 1 Aug. 2026
  • That person was Empey, and investigators confirmed that the recovered gear belonged to him.
    — Rose Evans July 29, Idaho Statesman, 29 July 2026
Definition of recovered
Adjective
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of restored

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