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
Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 28 May 2026
Sources on both sides left the latest meeting with the feeling that the situation would be very difficult to salvage, given the lack of time.
—Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 28 May 2026
Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 13 May 2026
But now, the company that owns salvage rights to the Titanic shipwreck wants to let go of—or, rather, auction—nearly 100 artifacts recovered in 1987.
—Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 7 May 2026
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Verb
Following the years of conservation work for what is the oldest shipwreck in northern Finland, some of the leftover pieces of wood were salvaged.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 28 May 2026
Sources on both sides left the latest meeting with the feeling that the situation would be very difficult to salvage, given the lack of time.
—Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 28 May 2026
Noun
Wednesday’s report said a salvage company recovered the boat which was examined by the Coast Guard and NTSB investigators.
—Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 13 May 2026
But now, the company that owns salvage rights to the Titanic shipwreck wants to let go of—or, rather, auction—nearly 100 artifacts recovered in 1987.
—Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 7 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for salvage
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Yazid Abubakar, a police spokesman in northwest Nigeria, said in a statement efforts were underway to rescue six students who were kidnapped at gunpoint from an off-campus residence in the Kaura Namoda area of Zamfara state.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 June 2026
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The Peruvians erupted again a few minutes later when one of their players came close to scoring an own goal but was rescued by teammate Fabio Gruber, who sprinted into the box and made a spectacular clearance off the line just before the ball went in.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
7 June 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 answers separate skillcations that support cultural preservation from those that merely repackage it.—
Hanna Wickes,
Kansas City Star,
29 May 2026
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Environmental group praises acquisition Environmental advocates hailed the acquisition as a milestone for Hill Country preservation.—
Doug Myers,
CBS News,
28 May 2026
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These two were excellent finds.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
3 June 2026
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Many of her outfits have included kitten heels, low-rise denim, white tank tops and rare vintage finds.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
2 June 2026
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This week, Becerra ordered Lee to file a brief under seal by Monday informing the judge of her plans to sue third parties with the aim of recovering money for investors and distributing it fairly among them.—
Jay Weaver
June 6,
Miami Herald,
6 June 2026
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The last such streak for domestic exploration was in mid-2022, when energy demand began to recover from pandemic-era lockdowns.—
Emma Sanchez,
Fortune,
6 June 2026
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For nearly a year after last spring’s tariff selloff, retail investors decided to sit out the market recovery and came to regret it.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
7 June 2026
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Anybody that has gone through recovery, that is a fear.—
Daniel D'Addario,
Variety,
7 June 2026
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While the chain has expanded to almost 200 locations, local community and conservation (the company has preserved millions of acres of land for wildlife) are at the core of not only Bass Pro but also Morris’s personal ethos.—
Arati Menon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 June 2026
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Visitors experienced a live butterfly encounter, connected with experts, enjoyed live entertainment, and discovered global efforts in pollinator conservation.—
CBS News Atlanta Digital Team,
CBS News,
7 June 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 8 Jun. 2026.
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