salvageable

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Recent Examples of salvageable Easier said than done of course, but Sunday’s game against the Falcons will tell us all if this bleak season is salvageable, or if McDaniel’s team has quit on him and is going through the motions. Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2025 But the reasons behind the divorce, and whether the relationship was really salvageable until Urban decided otherwise, are just speculation. Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 8 Oct. 2025 Godwin expressed hope that the court will intervene, allowing tenants to retrieve their property and salvageable items from their units, mitigating the damages to the extent possible for the residents. Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Aug. 2025 Her company used selective demolition and structural dismantlement on the exterior, which focused on preserving any salvageable building materials. Sydney Franklin, The Enquirer, 10 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for salvageable
Adjective
  • The result is a home that can withstand both earthquakes and high winds, while remaining low-cost and easily repairable.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 20 Oct. 2025
  • The Pixel 4 is now repairable, either by you via repair kits or by sending it to Google.
    Brent Rose, Outside, 10 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • How much of the damage is reparable is not yet clear.
    Phillips Payson O’Brien, The Atlantic, 2 June 2025
  • Despite being reparable, malfunctioning coffee machines, electric kettles, irons, and the like were ending up in landfills.
    Anne Pinto-Rodrigues, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • All the mistakes are correctable.
    Laurence Miedema, Mercury News, 29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The plumber can check if there are fixable issues with the switch, check valve, and drainage pipe.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Yes, yes, some of those mistakes are fixable.
    Elliott Teaford, Oc Register, 11 Oct. 2025

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“Salvageable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salvageable. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.

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