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
David John Chávez,
Mercury News,
18 June 2026
Mahmic’s vicious goal in traffic salvaged some good feeling before a decisive showdown with Qatar next week.
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ABC News,
18 June 2026
Valentina Di Donato,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
The beloved business is also expanding with a second warehouse, which will hold most of its architectural salvage materials.
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Julekha Dash,
Travel + Leisure,
6 June 2026
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Verb
There may be a few folks who can salvage this soulless scourge of scarcity.
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David John Chávez,
Mercury News,
18 June 2026
Mahmic’s vicious goal in traffic salvaged some good feeling before a decisive showdown with Qatar next week.
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ABC News,
18 June 2026
Noun
Nick Sloane, the marine salvage engineer who led the recovery, still returns.
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Valentina Di Donato,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
The beloved business is also expanding with a second warehouse, which will hold most of its architectural salvage materials.
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Julekha Dash,
Travel + Leisure,
6 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for salvage
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Rodríguez reported earlier that at least 33 people had been rescued so far, including several children.
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On Saturday, an 11-month-old baby was rescued from the ruins of a building.
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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.
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But the show repeatedly undercuts that point of view by halfway reinforcing the age-old American assumption that crime is born of poor individual choices among an uncivilized populace, not of poverty, desperation, and preservation, both self and communal.
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One of the benefits of UNESCO designation is the promise of additional resources for preservation and protection, both of which, Alexandridis stressed, are urgently needed.
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Efforts to organize and tidy often turned into sitting on the floor surrounded by piles of stuff and getting easily distracted with sentimental finds.
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Then keep scrolling to shop more finds with discounts of 80 percent or higher.
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McCloskey wrote on social media after recovering the rifle.
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Called up Thursday after signing as a free agent in April after recovering from March 2025 shoulder surgery, Grove made a memorable Rays debut — and was awarded the win for doing so.
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Every plate contains high-quality protein to support muscle repair and recovery, carbohydrates to replenish energy stores, as well as omega-3 fatty acids, vitamin D, calcium, iron and magnesium.
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The destruction includes residential towers, apartment blocks, commercial structures and public facilities, further complicating recovery efforts.
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Students in the program completed hands-on training and academic coursework while serving the remainder of their sentences as a hand crew member at a conservation camp.
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The conservation team will secure unstable paint before cleaning the works with fiber lasers.
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Heels, sandals, heeled sandals, booties, boots.
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Dogs may need booties to protect their paws from hot pavement; Best Friends Animal Society recommends holding your hand to the pavement for 7 seconds before a walk.
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“Salvage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salvage. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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