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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
Studies suggest that roughly 90% of ruptured testicles can be salvaged when they're surgically repaired within about 72 hours of the injury, compared with about 45% after that window. — Angela Haupt, Time, 22 July 2026 Outside of learning about ancient concentration camps and historic serial killers while Phaedra beams, the moment without Porsha serves as a Hail Mary pass for Shamea to try to salvage some of the damage from the night before. — Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 20 July 2026
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Divers with Mel Fisher's Shipwreck Expeditions, working from the salvage vessel DARE, found the silver bar at the wreck site of the Nuestra Señora de Atocha. — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 14 July 2026 The view looks different from salvage yards, which don't have those economies of scale. — Camila Domonoske, NPR, 13 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
  • But unlike the scramble to rescue coral babies a few years back, these corals were still perfectly healthy.
    — Alex Harris July 23, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026
  • Keegan not only rescued Newcastle from relegation in 1991-92; the following campaign his team romped to the second-division title and surged into the Premier League.
    — James Pearce, New York Times, 22 July 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
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  • Passed in 1979, the current plan has been lapped not only by Boise’s land-use laws, but also by construction materials, preservation practices and architecture itself.
    — Mark Dee July 24, Idaho Statesman, 24 July 2026
  • Congress is moving to expand a land preservation tax incentive that has spent nearly a decade under IRS scrutiny.
    — Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 23 July 2026
Definition of preservation
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  • From cover-ups to bathing suits, these are my favorite finds, starting at just $13.
    — Amanda Eyre Ward, Travel + Leisure, 20 July 2026
  • Keep scrolling to shop more pieces inspired by Nicole Kidman’s outfit blueprint, including finds from Levi’s and Vionic.
    — Averi Baudler, PEOPLE, 18 July 2026
Definition of find
Verb
  • Michigan will also get a share, but not until Canada’s costs are recovered, likely decades in the future.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 July 2026
  • This past weekend in the singer’s native London, the Amy Winehouse Foundation — which helps young women recovering from drug and alcohol addiction — and the Winehouse family staged a free tribute concert for Amy.
    — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 23 July 2026
Definition of recover
Noun
  • What’s more, Opera Carolina has launched a cost-savings restructuring plan focused on debt reduction and financial recovery, Vignati said.
    — Catherine Muccigrosso July 24, Charlotte Observer, 24 July 2026
  • Asia Pacific’s beauty recovery is already underway — if Mainland China is not included in the analysis.
    — Kapila Ireland, Vogue, 24 July 2026
Definition of recovery
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  • That is close to the conclusion Catherine Macdonald, the director of the shark research and conservation program at the University of Miami, has reached after years in the middle of this fight.
    — Kate Waxman, Sun Sentinel, 19 July 2026
  • Missouri farmers have implemented more than 295,000 conservation practices since its inception in 1984, which the Department of Natural Resources says stopped more than 194 million tons of soil from erosion.
    — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 18 July 2026
Definition of conservation
Noun
  • Duca del Cosma's Rimini combines a waterproof bootie with a flexible, grippy outsole, while Payntr Golf's Reserve Classic Tour RS focuses on aggressive swing stability with a waterproof membrane and responsive spikes.
    — Scott Kramer, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
  • Swift attended a New York Knicks game in 2014 wearing Christian Louboutin‘s Attroupa booties with animal print detailing.
    — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 6 July 2026
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