rescuing

verb

present participle of rescue
as in saving
to remove from danger or harm an all-out effort to rescue a beached whale

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Recent Examples of rescuing Two California State Parks officers are being praised for rescuing a woman trapped inside a burning, overturned car along Highway 70 in Butte County. — Brady Halbleib, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026 The presence of other active alligators in the water complicated any chance of rescuing Hamilton, whose body was recovered around two hours later, Winter Garden Fire Chief Jose Gainza told FOX35. — ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026 That’s why the researchers say the tool could be useful for rescuing endangered species with a few individuals left—scientists could create fertile breeding pairs using just one male donor. — Gennaro Tomma, Scientific American, 13 Oct. 2026 That changes when Ma is killed rescuing children whom terrorists are forcing to become suicide bombers. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026 The satellite industry supply chain couldn’t deliver critical components for Link’s electrical system, like power conversion and distribution units, on schedule to meet the deadline for rescuing Swift. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 1 Oct. 2026 By the time the figure is agreed, the choice between rescuing the supplier and re-sourcing the parts has already been made. — Jochen Schwenk, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026 Mostly forgotten in all of this is the impact of these deaths on the humans rescuing them in Chicago. — Arkansas Online, 28 Sep. 2026 Her first stop was the Busch Wildlife Sanctuary in Jupiter, a non-profit wildlife hospital and sanctuary dedicated to rescuing Florida’s native species, from bald eagles to bobcats. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rescuing
  1. saving
  2. salvaging
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  • Republicans are prioritizing efforts to save their Senate majority over saving the House majority, while Democrats are capitalizing on opportunities in conservative areas, Fowler says.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 20 Oct. 2026
  • The survey’s proponents can also point to competing demands—such as housing, medical costs, and support for family members—as real constraints on saving, even for higher earners.
    — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of saving
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  • But the attorney general said the expenditures have been worth it, salvaging billions in state funding that the administration had sought to claw back, and protecting the rights of the state and its residents.
    — Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 15 Oct. 2026
  • His Ferrari teammate Charles Leclerc trailed behind, also passing the second Red Bull and fully salvaging Ferrari’s day.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of salvaging

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“Rescuing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rescuing. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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