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
Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 18 Feb. 2026
But the sight of the double act between Ekitike and Florian Wirtz flourishing has to bode well for Liverpool’s chances of salvaging something significant from this turbulent campaign.
—James Pearce, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2026
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
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
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
Reconstructive surgery also involves salvaging limbs, burn reconstruction and craniofacial reconstruction, meaning repairing injuries to the skull, face and jaw.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 18 Feb. 2026
But the sight of the double act between Ekitike and Florian Wirtz flourishing has to bode well for Liverpool’s chances of salvaging something significant from this turbulent campaign.
—James Pearce, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2026
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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for salvaging
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The concept shown at the event features large front and rear branding, a snorkel, 285/70 R17 all-terrain tires, a tub rack with recovery tracks, and matte gray paint.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Feb. 2026
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The Tahoe National Forest temporarily closed the Castle Peak area during recovery operations.—
Michael McGough,
Sacbee.com,
22 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Or, your child may decide to volunteer at a soup kitchen or write a letter to the firehouse, thanking firefighters for rescuing kittens.—
Catherine Newman,
Parents,
22 Feb. 2026
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The American Avalanche Association offers courses to provide education and training on safely exploring backcountry terrain and rescuing people from being swept under an avalanche.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
21 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Fey and Carlock’s Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, a black comedy about a woman recovering from years of abuse at the hands of a cult-leader captor, isn’t exactly topping my 2026 rewatch list.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
20 Feb. 2026
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Two were recovering at a hospital.—
Darrell Smith
Updated February 20,
Sacbee.com,
20 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Now, after a life-saving sonogram, Glanville has revealed that a ruptured pair of breast implants is the true culprit behind her condition.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
19 Feb. 2026
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But that spirit of collaboration might be much harder to forge today, and a body tasked with saving Social Security before 2031 would face significant challenges that the commission of the early ‘80s did not.—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
19 Feb. 2026
Verb
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That work includes the challenging effort of retrieving any additional images of the suspect from the backend of Guthrie’s video security system, the official said.—
Tim Stelloh,
NBC news,
21 Feb. 2026
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Matt Faustman is the co-founder and CEO of Honey Health, a company that develops AI tools designed to automate tasks for providers — including managing fax inboxes, processing prior authorizations and retrieving patient records.—
Windsor Johnston,
NPR,
14 Feb. 2026
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“Salvaging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salvaging. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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