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verb

Definition of salvagenext
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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noun

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as in salvaging

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as in preservation

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as in find

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Recent Examples of salvage
Verb
That won't change with more people spending more time to figure out a way to salvage it. — Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026 Faced with federal cuts that slashed billions annually from public healthcare, state legislators touted $250 million Monday in funding to help salvage California’s public hospital system. — Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 10 Aug. 2026
Noun
The Lauensteins, who spent years scouring architectural salvage sites for items including wrought iron, hardware, lighting and doors to decorate their home, largely stewarded the transformation, with occasional guidance from interior designers. — R. Daniel Foster, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026 However, the idea of what to do with the salvage didn’t come to the two artists immediately. — Michelle F. Solomon, Miami Herald, 21 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for salvage
Recent Examples of Synonyms for salvage
  1. rescue
  2. salvaging
  3. preservation
  4. find
  5. recover
  6. recovery
  7. conservation
  8. booty
Verb
  • Those funds will help animals like Violet, a 7-year-old sheep dog mix rescued from South LA's shelter; Harper, rescued from a homeless encampment; and Claurese, surrendered when her family couldn't afford her medical bills.
    — Joy Benedict, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Rajab survived the initial fire and pleaded on the phone for hours with Palestinian paramedics to come rescue her.
    — Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of rescue
Noun
  • 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
Definition of salvaging
Noun
  • Local eco-systems have been respected; a plant nursery on site ensures the development and growth of local species and the preservation of the existing flora and fauna.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The declaration provided there was an acute need for additional barriers and roads, waiving a list of environmental, historic-preservation laws to accelerate the construction timeline.
    — Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of preservation
Noun
  • This is not a typical street festival but a family- and pet-friendly 1-mile leisurely stroll with amazing finds on every block.
    — Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • At first, her escapades to slow down reporting Alice’s monumental find provide a good deal of levity.
    — Erin Qualey, Vulture, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of find
Verb
  • The challenge is to preserve human dignity while recovering our capacity for heroic ambition.
    — Fareed Zakaria, Washington Post, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Officers say six firearms were recovered at one of their homes, including the one stolen in Miami Springs.
    — Chelsea Jones, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of recover
Noun
  • The head coach or manager of a side will usually have the final say on how those friendlies look, with performance staff providing advice around individual player usage and recovery.
    — George Edwards, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026
  • That prompted concern over a potential setback in right knee’s ACL recovery.
    — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of recovery
Noun
  • The land carries on the Roosevelt family’s legacy of conservation and environmentalism.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 17 Aug. 2026
  • In a series of public hearings, some conservation groups pushed back, saying the vegetation rules would go against regional goals to increase the urban tree canopy and provide shade that would cool buildings during heat waves.
    — Lauren Sommer, NPR, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of conservation
Noun
  • In the first picture, the then-expectant mom wrapped her arms around Singleton-Hill’s neck, holding onto the sonogram and little booties.
    — Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 19 Aug. 2026
  • What sets this style apart from other trends like cowboy boots or square-toe booties is the fact that there are a range of options currently on the market.
    — Aemilia Madden, Glamour, 16 Aug. 2026
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“Salvage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salvage. Accessed 21 Aug. 2026.

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