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adjective

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as in redeemed

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verb

past tense of save
1
as in delivered
to free from the penalties or consequences of sin the Christian belief that Jesus lived and died to save humanity

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as in rescued
to remove from danger or harm the firefighters managed to save the family just as the burning building was collapsing

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as in spared
to avoid unnecessary waste or expense we'll have to scrimp and save to be able to afford college

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as in preserved
to keep in good condition lovingly saved the classic car and even upgraded its engine

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as in devoted
to keep or intend for a special purpose I'm saving this dress for a formal occasion

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Recent Examples of saved
Adjective
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 Don't Be Dumb broke Spotify's record as the most pre-saved hip-hop album on the platform with 1 million total pre-saves. — Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 20 Jan. 2026
Verb
Timo Werner stepped up but saw his effort saved by JT Marcinkowski. — Tom Bogert, New York Times, 27 July 2026 Firefighters battled the blaze inside the village and saved all the local homes, even if two barns went up in flames, Moreno said, adding that the firefighters should receive as much admiration as the soccer players who won the World Cup on Sunday. — ABC News, 22 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for saved
Recent Examples of Synonyms for saved
  1. reclaimed
  2. redeemed
  3. rescued
  4. spared
  5. preserved
  6. devoted
  7. recovered
  8. conserved
Adjective
  • The law also added a requirement that heavy water users (over 100,000 gallons a day) must use reclaimed water, or water that has been used and cleaned, to offset their use of fresh, drinkable water.
    — Alexandra Phelps, Miami Herald, 17 July 2026
  • Guests can hike, cycle, or ski up to Moonshack, a secluded cabin built from reclaimed timber next to an observatory with a telescope on par with those used by major research universities.
    — Jesse Ashlock, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 July 2026
Definition of reclaimed
Verb
  • The company said the offer will automatically be loaded to Caniac Club members' accounts and can be redeemed at restaurants nationwide by swiping their Caniac Club card in-restaurant or placing an order online linked to a Caniac account.
    — Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 25 July 2026
  • Check-ins and using the deals offered in the pass will earn participants between 50 and 200 points, which can later be redeemed for prizes.
    — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 23 July 2026
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  • Roughly 35 Los Angeles city firefighters rescued a man stuck in his work truck inside a commercial building following a crash in Pacific Palisades on Thursday morning.
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2026
  • Three missing scuba divers were rescued after they became separated from their boat in rough conditions in the Florida Keys on Wednesday, July 29, 2026.
    — Steven Yablonski, CBS News, 31 July 2026
Definition of rescued
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  • Murashige forms an uneasy alliance with the prisoner Kanbei Kuroda (Suda Masaki), a war strategist of a rival clan who was spared by Murashige, to help solve the murders.
    — Zachary Lee, IndieWire, 27 July 2026
  • Moore has since been sentenced to 18 months of probation and spared jail time after pleading no contest to two misdemeanors, which came after his actions post-firing.
    — Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 26 July 2026
Definition of spared
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  • Based on the current designs, the brick church’s structure will be preserved, and the buildings will be attached with a lobby.
    — Claire Harutunian, Charlotte Observer, 30 July 2026
  • This is consistent with the idea that solitary (and aggressively hormonal) males were more likely to die in natural traps, such as landslides or sinkholes, increasing the chance that their bones would be preserved over thousands of years.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 30 July 2026
Definition of preserved
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  • Martin Halliwell is a Partner at NewSpace Capital, one of the world's first private equity firms devoted exclusively to growth-stage companies working in the space technology sector.
    — Martin Halliwell, Space.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Last year the Norwegian podcast The Burning of the Midnight Amp devoted an episode to Whomp That Sucker.
    — Al Shipley, SPIN, 31 July 2026
Definition of devoted
Adjective
  • The solvent then binds with the CO₂, which is then, in turn, heated by the recovered exhaust gas.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 1 Aug. 2026
  • That person was Empey, and investigators confirmed that the recovered gear belonged to him.
    — Rose Evans July 29, Idaho Statesman, 29 July 2026
Definition of recovered
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  • Of the 139,000 acres in Redwood National and State Parks, Save the Redwoods League has conserved 52,200 acres, or about 38%.
    — Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 28 July 2026
  • As part of the five-year restoration project, the Kylin Clock in the Yellow Drawing Room was dismantled and conserved for the first time in decades.
    — Ben Jureidini, Vanity Fair, 21 July 2026
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