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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
Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
Just over 1,500 children have been rescued from Russia, with almost half of those facilitated by Save Ukraine, a charity dedicated to the return of Russian children who helped Katya get back to Ukrainian territory after her weekslong ordeal in the military camp.
—Guy Davies, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2025
Taylor had previously been rescued from the river in July 2024, two months before her death, and had been taken to hospital, the BBC noted per the inquest.
—Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
The car’s sunroof was open, so the couple climbed through the sunroof, unlocked the doors, and rescued the child, officers said.
—Paloma Chavez, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
The animal was found to be in good shape after being rescued.
—Simone Jasper, Charlotte Observer, 4 Sep. 2025
Cut to 28 days later, when Spike was rescued from a horde of infected by Sir Jimmy Crystal (Jack O'Connell), another original survivor who turned out to be the leader of a barbaric cult.
—Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 3 Sep. 2025
In November 2022, a 28-year-old man who fell overboard from a Carnival Valor cruise ship was rescued off of Louisiana's southeast coast after treading water for nearly 20 hours.
—Rebecca Rosman, NPR, 27 Dec. 2024
In-ho shot Jun-ho, who fell off a cliff but survived and was rescued by a fisherman.
—Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 26 Dec. 2024
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Indeed, just 10 days after being rescued, Maple had a surprise in store.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
Just over 1,500 children have been rescued from Russia, with almost half of those facilitated by Save Ukraine, a charity dedicated to the return of Russian children who helped Katya get back to Ukrainian territory after her weekslong ordeal in the military camp.
—Guy Davies, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2025
Taylor had previously been rescued from the river in July 2024, two months before her death, and had been taken to hospital, the BBC noted per the inquest.
—Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
The car’s sunroof was open, so the couple climbed through the sunroof, unlocked the doors, and rescued the child, officers said.
—Paloma Chavez, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
The animal was found to be in good shape after being rescued.
—Simone Jasper, Charlotte Observer, 4 Sep. 2025
Cut to 28 days later, when Spike was rescued from a horde of infected by Sir Jimmy Crystal (Jack O'Connell), another original survivor who turned out to be the leader of a barbaric cult.
—Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 3 Sep. 2025
In November 2022, a 28-year-old man who fell overboard from a Carnival Valor cruise ship was rescued off of Louisiana's southeast coast after treading water for nearly 20 hours.
—Rebecca Rosman, NPR, 27 Dec. 2024
In-ho shot Jun-ho, who fell off a cliff but survived and was rescued by a fisherman.
—Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 26 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rescued
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Gibson saved one match point with a lob, but missed on a backhand on the second one and Brough won 6-1, 3-6, 9-7.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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Every animal is photographed, and everything from mats of fur to overgrown nail clippings are bagged and saved.—
Meg Dunn,
CNN Money,
5 Sep. 2025
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With a newfound momentum, Catlin took matters into his own hands, bringing a recovered fumble to Timberview’s 13-yard line; the Raiders couldn’t capitalize, settling for a 25-yard field goal attempt that went off the right upright.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Sep. 2025
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The recovered metals are upcycled into high-nickel CAM, while graphite undergoes further purification for anode production.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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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 11 Sep. 2025.
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