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salvaged

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verb

past tense of salvage

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Recent Examples of salvaged
Verb
Small parts of the wheel were salvaged, and a few traces of the fair remain today. Suzanne Le Mignot, CBS News, 27 June 2026 For example, the pair made a wedding suit for someone whose mom had recently passed away, incorporating pieces salvaged from her wedding dress into the design. Madeline Hirsch, InStyle, 26 June 2026 After the Battle of the Alamo, the Mexican army ransacked the site and salvaged all the leftover artillery for future military use, ridding the battleground of most of its weaponry. Amen Galinato, CNN Money, 25 June 2026 The Rays salvaged a split of the four-game series after dropping the first two games. ABC News, 25 June 2026 And cops found 61 empty and partially empty booze bottles and cans on his boat when it was salvaged from the water the next day. David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 12 June 2026 James Beckett salvaged chunks from around Western New York and installed them in front of the high school, where they are sandwiched between layers of limestone. Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 12 June 2026 The main shell is then salvaged, with the most valuable parts sold by unscrupulous vendors to repair shops and consumers, often via the Internet. Jim Gorzelany, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026 Half the furniture was salvaged from the flood, in some cases lusciously reupholstered or stripped and restained. Kathryn Romeyn, Architectural Digest, 11 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for salvaged
Adjective
  • Under a country club contract signed in 1988, the district supplies the club with reclaimed water from its sewage plant to irrigate its two golf courses, the report said.
    Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 26 June 2026
  • Fashioned out of reclaimed timber from a 19th-century barn, the cabins have no TVs, just floor-to-ceiling windows facing north across the valley.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 June 2026
Verb
  • Those who have been rescued were receiving medical treatment a local health clinics, Duque said.
    Helen Regan, CNN Money, 25 June 2026
  • The final four boys and their coach were safely rescued from the Tham Luang Nang Non cave system in the Chiang Rai province of northern Thailand.
    USA Today, USA Today, 24 June 2026
Adjective
  • Spotify noted that the album is one of the most pre-saved album Countdown Pages in platform history, with more than five million presaves.
    Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 21 Mar. 2026
  • In three regular season matches, Charlotte has held Messi to only one goal and a saved penalty.
    Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Texts, screen grabs, recordings and other records recovered from a search of Rinderknecht’s cellphones and presented in court portrayed a man who was by turns lonely and livid, angry at billionaires and ex-romantic partners while seemingly scared about his own declining mental health.
    Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2026
  • On Wednesday morning, South Korea’s Kospi bounced back by 3% and Samsung recovered much of its losses with a 7% surge – the latest sign that Tuesday’s plunge marked a momentary dip similar to those that have recurred over recent months.
    David Goldman, CNN Money, 23 June 2026
Adjective
  • The Grand 1894 Opera House, one of the most beautiful historic theaters in Texas, offers concerts, touring shows, and performances year-round in an intimate, restored setting.
    Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 22 Dec. 2025
  • In her most personal work yet, Nguyen shows how togetherness and storytelling can transform grief into healing, hope and restored kinship.
    Leo Barraclough, Variety, 14 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • On Monday evening, 18-year-old suspect Bradley Scott Sayer allegedly did a walk-through of the building, retrieved a shotgun from his vehicle and fatally shot Johnson at the main door and Hull inside.
    ALULA ALDERSON, Sacbee.com, 25 June 2026
  • Wallick believed Martinez-Sarmiento had retrieved a weapon from a car and was going to menace others outside the nightclub, the district attorney’s office said.
    Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 24 June 2026

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“Salvaged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salvaged. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.

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