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
Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 1 Jan. 2025
Also similar to Baldoni, Allen’s aim was to salvage his reputation and to continue his career as a filmmaker.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 27 Dec. 2024
Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN, 1 Dec. 2024
The decor’s biggest statement pieces, literally and figuratively, are either repurposed from salvage or reimagined family heirlooms.
—Leilani Marie Labong, Architectural Digest, 25 Nov. 2024
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Neon Sign Park, Casa Grande At the edge of downtown, 14 historic neon signs have been salvaged and rehabilitated.
—Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 1 Jan. 2025
Also similar to Baldoni, Allen’s aim was to salvage his reputation and to continue his career as a filmmaker.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 27 Dec. 2024
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The salvage plans include ensuring that the hull, doors and mast stay intact to aid in the investigation.
—Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN, 1 Dec. 2024
The decor’s biggest statement pieces, literally and figuratively, are either repurposed from salvage or reimagined family heirlooms.
—Leilani Marie Labong, Architectural Digest, 25 Nov. 2024
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Two flight attendants were rescued from the back of the aircraft and are being treated for non-life-threatening injuries.George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
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His replacement, Alan Dale, left Parkinson fuming with his 95th-minute awarding of a penalty that Charlton’s Matty Godden netted to rescue a point.Richard Sutcliffe, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
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The artworks within serve as a call for the preservation of peace, humanity, and dignity in the face of adversity.Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 31 Dec. 2024
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This helps enable both access to and preservation of cultural materials that might otherwise be lost to history.Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024
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Is your go-to sweater a tomato red fast-fashion find?Rosana Lai, Glamour, 1 Jan. 2025
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This cute and functional cosmetic bag, for example, is just $3 and fits so much, while Revlon’s $13 compact hair dryer is another great beauty find with two heat and two speed settings.Megan Schaltegger, People.com, 1 Jan. 2025
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But fast forward two months and Windows 10 has recovered around 3% as Windows 11 has dropped back down towards 34%.Zak Doffman, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2025
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But sales started slacking during the recessions in the early 2000s and never really recovered, Evans said.Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2025
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This procedure is typically painless, and recovery is minimal.Lindsay Curtis, Health, 4 Jan. 2025
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Owing to Kudus’ wastefulness more than inspired recovery defending from City, Guardiola’s side escaped without conceding in the first half.Elias Burke, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
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The enduring guilt from this defacement was what had sparked his lifelong devotion to the ruins’ conservation.Youmna Melhem Chamieh, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
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Four fuzzy and downright adorable animals have made their debut at Texas zoos this year, bringing joy to visitors and bolstering conservation efforts.Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 31 Dec. 2024
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To its credit, Doc is more adept at crafting moral dilemmas that force its characters to reckon with the cost of saving one child at the expense of another’s health, or a patient’s right to know a secret that could destroy his family.Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Jan. 2025
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The inside covers of the notebooks were used to save a substantial collection of news clippings, an offbeat record of the world through those years of writing the book.Alexis Wright, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
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In 1967, the secretary of the interior classified the Eastern timber wolf in the Lower 48 as endangered, and in 1973, it was afforded full protection under the Endangered Species Act.Al Wolter, Outdoor Life, 10 Jan. 2025
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Why destroy protections for Meta’s most vulnerable users?Makena Kelly, WIRED, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Salvage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salvage. Accessed 14 Jan. 2025.
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