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
Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2026
The Bobcats ran hot-and-cold this season and stumbled down the stretch, losing three straight before salvaging their final regular-season game at Canisius.
—Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 2 Mar. 2026
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
His goalkeeper, Anatoliy Trubin, had just scored a miracle header in the 98th minute to defeat Mourinho’s old club Real Madrid 4-2 — in the process salvaging a Champions League play-off spot for Benfica.
—Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 17 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
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
Analysts said Tehran was likely assessing damage from the 2025 strikes and possibly salvaging what remained.
—Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2026
The Bobcats ran hot-and-cold this season and stumbled down the stretch, losing three straight before salvaging their final regular-season game at Canisius.
—Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 2 Mar. 2026
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
His goalkeeper, Anatoliy Trubin, had just scored a miracle header in the 98th minute to defeat Mourinho’s old club Real Madrid 4-2 — in the process salvaging a Champions League play-off spot for Benfica.
—Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 17 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for salvaging
Noun
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The data was collected before the start of the US-Israeli war in Iran, which is likely to have an impact on business confidence in the UK and may cause the signs of recovery to stall again in the near term.—
Irina Anghel,
Bloomberg,
9 Mar. 2026
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Khaled Abd Al Gader / AP A recovery committee has retrieved 570 pieces taken from museums and heritage sites, but thousands of valuable items remain missing, said Graham Abdel Qader, undersecretary of the Ministry of Culture and Information.—
Eissa Dafallah,
NBC news,
8 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Within two minutes, Phoenix police arrived at the scene, taking the woman into custody and rescuing the child.—
Sydney Page The Washington Post,
Arkansas Online,
8 Mar. 2026
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Animal Services asked for help either fostering, adopting or rescuing the dogs to free up kennel space.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
7 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Severe thunderstorms and the risk of tornadoes are expected across parts of Oklahoma on Friday and Friday night, as the state is already recovering from deadly storms overnight.—
Brandi D. Addison,
Oklahoman,
6 Mar. 2026
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Perry started the year recovering from knee surgery and was perhaps the Kings’ best forward for a stretch soon after.—
Andrew Knoll,
Daily News,
6 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The Standard Model may or may not be in trouble, but particle physics definitely needs saving.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
5 Mar. 2026
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Last month, Cuba’s government implemented austere fuel-saving measures and warned that jet fuel wouldn’t be available at nine airports until mid-March.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
5 Mar. 2026
Verb
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CancelConfirm Share Include playlist An error occurred while retrieving sharing information.—
Tom Dougherty,
CBS News,
4 Mar. 2026
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Thomas being one of the game’s very best forwards at retrieving and exiting his own zone is a huge part of that.—
Dom Luszczyszyn,
New York Times,
3 Mar. 2026
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“Salvaging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salvaging. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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