as in to rescue
to remove (something) from a place of danger or harm
Nothing could be salvaged from the shipwreck.
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Recent Examples of salvage
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2026
The Canadiens held on and won the game, salvaging the trip from a results standpoint but failing to do so from a process standpoint.
—Arpon Basu, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2026
Heather Bien, Martha Stewart, 9 Feb. 2026
The state police determined that Vasquez accepted cash for completing at least 42 salvage vehicle inspection forms for Fast Import Cars LLC, in Knox, records show.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2026
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Verb
While some of the artifacts that have already been salvaged from the building might be incorporated into the design.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2026
The Canadiens held on and won the game, salvaging the trip from a results standpoint but failing to do so from a process standpoint.
—Arpon Basu, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2026
Noun
Solid brass door knockers with faces and animals were popular around the turn of the 20th century, and today, many are discarded at salvage and thrift stores when homes are renovated.
—Heather Bien, Martha Stewart, 9 Feb. 2026
The state police determined that Vasquez accepted cash for completing at least 42 salvage vehicle inspection forms for Fast Import Cars LLC, in Knox, records show.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for salvage
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Within two minutes, Phoenix police arrived at the scene, taking the woman into custody and rescuing the child.—
Sydney Page The Washington Post,
Arkansas Online,
8 Mar. 2026
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Officials in Farmington Hills said their fire department rescued people who were trapped in their vehicles due to flooding.—
Nick Lentz,
CBS News,
7 Mar. 2026
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That will help establish if the successive strikes were plausibly tied to the mission objective of destroying the still floating vessel and stop the salvaging of the drugs.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Dec. 2025
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The closure is for preservation work on the nearly century-old bridge.—
Ricky Sayer,
CBS News,
6 Mar. 2026
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Family members agreed to a conservation easement in 2015, essentially giving up development rights, and have now sold it for preservation under state ownership.—
John Meyer,
Denver Post,
6 Mar. 2026
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Don’t worry, there are plenty of new arrivals this month at Amazon, so keep reading for even more clever finds.—
Brittany VanDerBill,
Better Homes & Gardens,
3 Mar. 2026
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Continue below to shop our finds, including picks from brands like Hoka, Adidas, Nike and Keds.—
Claire Peltier,
ABC News,
3 Mar. 2026
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Guard Skyy Clark, who missed 10 conference games while recovering from a hamstring injury, struggled offensively, missing all five shots from the field.—
Sean Campbell,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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Kornet bounced from team to team and nearly out of the league, desperate to recover the sense of satisfaction that came from sinking shot after shot.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
8 Mar. 2026
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The data was collected before the start of the US-Israeli war in Iran, which is likely to have an impact on business confidence in the UK and may cause the signs of recovery to stall again in the near term.—
Irina Anghel,
Bloomberg,
9 Mar. 2026
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Khaled Abd Al Gader / AP A recovery committee has retrieved 570 pieces taken from museums and heritage sites, but thousands of valuable items remain missing, said Graham Abdel Qader, undersecretary of the Ministry of Culture and Information.—
Eissa Dafallah,
NBC news,
8 Mar. 2026
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Meanwhile, the community of Helena was reporting power outages and going on a water conservation notice.—
Josh Kelly,
Oklahoman,
7 Mar. 2026
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There are more than 100 locations considered endangered by the architectural conservation group.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Mar. 2026
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The great thing about pointed-toe booties is that they can be worn with jeans, trousers, and maxi skirts.—
Genevieve Cepeda,
InStyle,
4 Mar. 2026
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Spring weather can be temperamental, so a pair of these Ecco sneaker-booties is a solid choice.—
Anna Popp,
Travel + Leisure,
3 Mar. 2026
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“Salvage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salvage. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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