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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
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After spending years locked away in an isolated tower, Rapunzel is eventually rescued by the fugitive thief, Flynn Rider. — Tanya Fedak, Variety, 15 Aug. 2026 Zimbabwe’s disaster management agency has said 77 people were rescued. — ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026 In a statement, its military described the fishermen as shipwreck survivors rescued at sea. — Michael Rios, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026 Thankfully, he was rescued by a safety patrolman and quickly taken to a nearby hospital. — Diana Pearl, PEOPLE, 15 Aug. 2026 More than 90 people and their pets were rescued as floodwaters rose along the White River in Indianapolis, and authorities in central Indiana responded to what many described as historic flooding. — Nbc News, NBC news, 15 Aug. 2026 Jackie died Sunday night at the Ojai Raptor Center, which had cared for her since she was rescued from the shore of Big Bear Lake in mid-July. — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026 Nigerian forces rescued at least 308 victims from captivity in the past week, with the bulk of the victims coming from two distinct groups. — Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 8 Aug. 2026 Since June, the group has rescued and rehabilitated more than 300 at-risk animals across the five boroughs in partnership with the NYPD. — Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rescued
  1. saved
  2. reclaimed
  3. recovered
  4. restored
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  • 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 recovered paintings are Paul Cezanne’s Still Life with Cherries (1890), Pierre-Auguste Renoir’s late-career Les Poissons (1917), and Henri Matisse’s Odalisque on the Terrace (1922).
    — Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Authorities estimated the recovered property was worth approximately $250,000.
    — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 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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