as in rescuing
to remove (something) from a place of danger or harm
Nothing could be salvaged from the shipwreck.
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Recent Examples of salvaging
MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
Julia Morlino, Travel + Leisure, 29 Jan. 2026
Authorities called it salvaging, as if victims were old bikes or stovetops.
—Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Thai businessman Uthai Vongnai and Italian engineer Giovanni Tani founded Italian-Thai Development in 1958, after the two worked together salvaging five ships that sank in the Chao Phraya River.
—Angelica Ang, Fortune, 19 Jan. 2026
Tarantino’s script leaked online in January 2014, leading the director to consider shelving the project before salvaging it with revisions and a live read of the screenplay later that year.
—Katie Rife, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Jan. 2026
With an economic crisis looming, Telluride business owners and residents took to the streets Wednesday to urge the town’s ski resort and its patrollers, who are currently on strike, to come to an immediate agreement in hopes of salvaging what’s left of the winter tourist season.
—Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 8 Jan. 2026
Finding a top-four defenseman (on a team for which its defense core is arguably its biggest strength) is no easy task, so Briere has to be given credit for salvaging something from a difficult situation.
—Eric Stephens, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2026
But credit coach David Riley for salvaging the operation just in time for a brutal three-game stretch against Saint Mary’s (road), Gonzaga (home) and San Francisco (road).
—Jon Wilner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Jan. 2026
They were put to work salvaging gas mask parts and packaging for re-use.
—George Castle, Chicago Tribune, 2 Jan. 2026
Noun
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.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
Verb
Forever Fleece Wide-leg Pant Gone are the days of salvaging your overworn sweatpants when Athleta’s loungewear is 25 percent off for a limited time.
—Julia Morlino, Travel + Leisure, 29 Jan. 2026
Authorities called it salvaging, as if victims were old bikes or stovetops.
—Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Thai businessman Uthai Vongnai and Italian engineer Giovanni Tani founded Italian-Thai Development in 1958, after the two worked together salvaging five ships that sank in the Chao Phraya River.
—Angelica Ang, Fortune, 19 Jan. 2026
Tarantino’s script leaked online in January 2014, leading the director to consider shelving the project before salvaging it with revisions and a live read of the screenplay later that year.
—Katie Rife, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Jan. 2026
With an economic crisis looming, Telluride business owners and residents took to the streets Wednesday to urge the town’s ski resort and its patrollers, who are currently on strike, to come to an immediate agreement in hopes of salvaging what’s left of the winter tourist season.
—Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 8 Jan. 2026
Finding a top-four defenseman (on a team for which its defense core is arguably its biggest strength) is no easy task, so Briere has to be given credit for salvaging something from a difficult situation.
—Eric Stephens, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2026
But credit coach David Riley for salvaging the operation just in time for a brutal three-game stretch against Saint Mary’s (road), Gonzaga (home) and San Francisco (road).
—Jon Wilner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Jan. 2026
They were put to work salvaging gas mask parts and packaging for re-use.
—George Castle, Chicago Tribune, 2 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for salvaging
Noun
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The animal was returned to its owner and is expected to make a full recovery, according to the sheriff’s office.—
Sophia Compton,
FOXNews.com,
1 Feb. 2026
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Surgery and injury recovery are significant entry points to the river of despair that becomes opioid use disorders and addiction.—
Sterling Elliott,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Firefighters raced into action late Monday night after smoke began filling apartments at a Gwinnett County complex, rescuing residents trapped on upper floors as flames spread through a lower-level unit.—
CBS News Atlanta Digital Team,
CBS News,
20 Jan. 2026
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At its busiest last year, Deming said the center was rescuing seven to nine animals a day in addition to dolphins that were stranding on beaches.—
Erika I. Ritchie,
Oc Register,
20 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The pit bull was recovering as of Thursday.—
Todd Feurer,
CBS News,
30 Jan. 2026
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The priority became recovering the bodies and the personal belongings and returning them to their families while gathering evidence for crash investigators.—
Gary Fields,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The result is a sector doing critical, often life-saving work while operating on financial quicksand.—
Cat Ward,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Millions of people donate blood each year, saving countless lives.—
Maryna Holovnova,
New Atlas,
29 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Indiana is preparing to work with private industry to determine the feasibility of retrieving rare earth elements from its legacy coal byproducts.—
Noël Fletcher,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Another agent, wearing a grey jacket, can be seen from some camera angles reaching into the scrum of other officers and retrieving a weapon that seems to match the firearm the DHS says Pretti possessed.—
Thomas Bordeaux,
CNN Money,
25 Jan. 2026
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“Salvaging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salvaging. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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