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adjective

as in reclaimed

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verb

past tense of salvage
as in rescued
to remove (something) from a place of danger or harm Nothing could be salvaged from the shipwreck.

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Recent Examples of salvaged
Verb
There are a few reminders of the building’s former life, too; the basement gym’s walls are lined with thick chestnut wood salvaged from the ramps once used to move horses through the building. — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 15 Oct. 2026 The balance of old and new, classic and quirky, starts on the exterior, where the historic redwood siding was salvaged and reinstalled wherever possible. — Morgan Goldberg, Architectural Digest, 12 Oct. 2026 Steel casement windows and oversize doors used throughout the house are salvaged. — Marissa Gluck, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026 Larson salvaged a stage point by finishing 10th, while Hamlin was shut out of stage points in 14th. — Frankie Frisco, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2026 The Australian missed the eagle putt, but still salvaged a 67 and was one back, along with Ludvig Aberg of Sweden, American Ryan Gerard and Nacho Elvira of Spain. — ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026 But the front office salvaged a situation that could have turned much worse. — Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026 The lobby centers on a 20-foot maple tree beneath a spiral staircase, with a mantle salvaged from the old North Hero drawbridge. — Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 12 Sep. 2026 Digitizing what could be salvaged, Cole compiled several dozen tracks and shared them with Hutchins’ family. — Tina Eves, SPIN, 9 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for salvaged
  1. reclaimed
  2. rescued
  3. saved
  4. recovered
  5. restored
  6. retrieved
Adjective
  • Each piece is unique thanks to the hand-finishing in reclaimed pine.
    — Sarah Scott, Southern Living, 11 Oct. 2026
  • They’re hand-built from reclaimed timber, local stone and thatch, and furnished with curtains of clinging seashells, driftwood details, and swathes of creamy linen.
    — Chris Schalkx, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of reclaimed
Verb
  • Three people were rescued from high waters rushing through the Pacoima Wash on Thursday morning in the San Fernando Valley as the Los Angeles area continues to experience bands of heavy rain and flooding.
    — Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
  • At the Northwestern campus Saturday, volunteers rescued over 40 live, injured birds, including 35 by the Kellogg School of Management Global Hub, said Allison Sloan, a volunteer with Bird-Friendly Evanston.
    — Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of rescued
Adjective
  • But the tale of the shitty guy who uses his ‘saved’ status to avoid scrutiny of his current choices?
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 June 2026
  • 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
Definition of saved
Verb
  • Energy Secretary Chris Wright said this month that Gulf crude flows had recovered to between 80% and 90% of prewar levels.
    — Steven John, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Police recovered 350 boxes of Hot Wheels toy cars valued at about $54,000, according to the post.
    — Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of recovered
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
Definition of restored
Verb
  • Rubio-Leiva’s family members were airlifted to Canazei while her body was retrieved, the local carabinieri told CNN.
    — Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Physicist Flavio Del Santo at the University of Geneva retrieved it and analyzed its contents to establish a likely date it was written and also what the famous physicist thought about random outcomes in quantum physics.
    — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of retrieved

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