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verb

present tense third-person singular of salvage
as in rescues
to remove (something) from a place of danger or harm Nothing could be salvaged from the shipwreck.

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noun

plural of salvage
as in savings

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Recent Examples of salvages
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
  1. rescues
  2. preservations
  3. recovers
  4. protections
  5. saves
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  • One of the properties is owned by Kim Thomas and her husband, who run a private foundation that rescues horses, and the other is owned by the Stinchcombs family.
    — Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 June 2026
  • After a handsome pediatrician named Steve (McConaughey) rescues Mary from oncoming traffic, the pair hit it off over the course of one impossibly romantic evening— only for Mary to discover that Steve is actually Fran's fiancé.
    — Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 12 June 2026
Definition of rescues
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  • Alckmin rejected the accusation that Mercosur countries have less concerns about environmental preservations, as some EU farmers have said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026
Definition of preservations
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  • Nights are supposed to be when the body recovers from heat, and that window is shrinking.
    — Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 1 July 2026
  • The warm overnight temperatures are a concern, as that’s when the body typically recovers from the daytime heat.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 30 June 2026
Definition of recovers
Noun
  • In a 6-3 ruling split along ideological lines, the Supreme Court determined that federal caps on coordinated spending between candidates and political parties violate constitutional free speech protections.
    — David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 4 July 2026
  • Hawaii The state allows participation based on gender identity, with protections rooted in broader state anti-discrimination laws.
    — Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026
Definition of protections
Verb
  • Chapman’s saves streak was the third longest in Red Sox history since saves became an official statistic in 1969.
    — Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 4 July 2026
  • Snag major saves on Apple, Yeti, Casper and more before the deals disappear for good.
    — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 3 July 2026
Definition of saves

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