as in rescues
to remove (something) from a place of danger or harm
Nothing could be salvaged from the shipwreck.
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Recent Examples of salvages
Benjamin Lima
special Contributor, Dallas Morning News, 7 Feb. 2026
Lunardelli salvages them and transforms them into beautiful objects—keepsake souvenirs that are unlike anything else in Venice.
—Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 26 Aug. 2025
Jim Carrey salvages his dignity better than, say, Mike Myers did in The Cat in the Hat, but this thing shouldn’t have existed in the first place, a fact the film can never escape.
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 22 Aug. 2025
Verb
Canty salvages the wallpaper, her main material, from houses being remodeled or torn down.
—Benjamin Lima
special Contributor, Dallas Morning News, 7 Feb. 2026
Lunardelli salvages them and transforms them into beautiful objects—keepsake souvenirs that are unlike anything else in Venice.
—Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 26 Aug. 2025
Jim Carrey salvages his dignity better than, say, Mike Myers did in The Cat in the Hat, but this thing shouldn’t have existed in the first place, a fact the film can never escape.
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 22 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for salvages
Verb
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As sea levels rise, a family on a remote island rescues a mysterious woman.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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The song begins just after Benedict rescues Sophie from sharing a dance with another attendee.—
Jordana Comiter,
PEOPLE,
30 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Knowing how the brain moves in spaceflight and subsequently recovers allows researchers to understand the effects of microgravity on human physiology.—
Rachael Seidler,
The Conversation,
11 Feb. 2026
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But every player recovers at a different pace, even those who have seemed bionic in the past.—
Pete Sweeney,
Kansas City Star,
5 Feb. 2026
Verb
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This enables, for example, ultra-fast charging while requiring only thinner cables, which saves weight and costs.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Feb. 2026
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Five minutes of sorting your meds into an efficient pill organizer saves space for far more important things (like an extra pair of shoes).—
Carin Ryan,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The Council should start by strengthening protections so that teaching artists can continue to serve the New Yorkers who need them without unnecessary delays.—
Kimberly Olsen,
New York Daily News,
10 Feb. 2026
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Carr’s action restores competitive neutrality by allowing Verizon to follow the Consumer Code for Wireless Service, the voluntary industry standard adopted in 2013 that governs unlocking transparency, timing and military protections.—
Roslyn Layton,
Boston Herald,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Salvages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salvages. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.
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