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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as in preservation
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as in find
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Recent Examples of salvage
ABC News, 15 May 2026
Still others go dark but ask for help at the last minute, when a speech can be only salvaged instead of prepared.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 15 May 2026
Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 4 May 2026
First Order Cargo has become a military salvage operation offering Imperial and Rebel artifacts from the Galactic Civil War.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 29 Apr. 2026
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Verb
Boston overcame an early red card to salvage the tie, with the Legacy now 2-5-3 and Bay FC 3-3-2.
—ABC News, 15 May 2026
Still others go dark but ask for help at the last minute, when a speech can be only salvaged instead of prepared.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 15 May 2026
Noun
Los Angeles Fire Department firefighters battled a blaze at an automobile salvage yard in Pacoima on Sunday.
—Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 4 May 2026
First Order Cargo has become a military salvage operation offering Imperial and Rebel artifacts from the Galactic Civil War.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 29 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for salvage
Verb
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The fire destroyed two structures — a cabin and an equipment shed — and forced the evacuation of 11 National Park Service employees, who were rescued by a Santa Barbara County Fire Department helicopter.—
Jack Flemming,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2026
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Five people were rescued, authorities said.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 May 2026
Noun
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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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Still, the current legislative progress in California has to be heartening for the Stop Killing Games movement, which has seen its momentum in the UK stall a bit after a UK Parliament debate on game preservation last November.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
15 May 2026
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House and Senate budget negotiators managing environmental and agricultural issues approached the special session’s first deadline with funding gaps still outstanding in areas involving citrus research, land preservation and Everglades restoration.—
Jim Turner,
Miami Herald,
15 May 2026
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Historic details get the loving restoration treatment, while rooms are filled with vintage finds and new, luxe features.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
20 May 2026
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Read on for my top finds from Quince’s Vacation Shop, starting at just $25.—
Sophie Dodd,
Travel + Leisure,
20 May 2026
Verb
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The economy recovered by the late 1990s, with the military reinvesting its profits into the country to support hospitals, education and government food rations.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
16 May 2026
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Rudy Giuliani, 81, is recovering from a severe case of viral pneumonia that led him into a coma in early May.—
Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
16 May 2026
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Excluding unhoused people from public spaces reinforces stigma and weakens the social bonds that support stability and recovery.—
Shianne LeClaire,
Hartford Courant,
17 May 2026
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In the second game, Fields had a rushing touchdown and defensive end Donte Campbell had a fumble recovery for a touchdown.—
Chris Hays,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 May 2026
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The distillery is closely linked to an organic sugarcane estate and a rainforest conservation project.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
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Lieberg, a land manager for the conservation nonprofit Columbia Land Trust, was desperate to do his job.—
Chiara Eisner,
NPR,
17 May 2026
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Aaron left the hospital and drove to a local Walmart, entering the store with his formerly bare feet now cloaked in surgery booties, and purchased hedge trimmers big enough to snip down the branch.—
Kelli Bender,
PEOPLE,
15 May 2026
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Nike’s Rejuven8 Run Jelly went sport-tech, reworking the brand’s 2008 recovery shoe as a translucent PVC cage with a removable mesh bootie — part water shoe, part cage sneaker, part Y2K recovery runner.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
12 May 2026
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“Salvage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salvage. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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