SALVAGES Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

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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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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

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Even companies that are a step closer to infrastructure, including Jasper and Tome, remain exposed the moment model providers ship the same feature, proof that sitting lower in the stack rescues nobody when the layer itself can be reproduced.

— Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
As the widow struggles with depression, her son secretly rescues and cares for an injured goat deep within the tropical rainforest.

— Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 13 July 2026

Definition of rescues

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Chris Johnson forces and recovers a fumble on a run by Ollie Gordon that reached the perimeter.

— Tyler M. Carmona, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026
The 49ers will hand some of their head-coaching reins over to a longtime assistant while Kyle Shanahan recovers from injuries suffered in a recent car crash.

— Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 25 July 2026

Definition of recovers

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In June, a federal judge ruled against Katherine and Garry Leach, finding that federal courts could not weigh in on how churches spend their donations, citing First Amendment protections.

— Giles Hudson, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026
Children who are victims of trafficking or abuse, for example, are entitled to special protections.

— Chiara Eisner, NPR, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of protections

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The lyrics may be sparse with fashion references, but Charli saves plenty of room for clothes in the 42-minute companion film released alongside the album.

— Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 31 July 2026
The show followed Buffy Summers, played by Sarah Michelle Gellar, as a high school student who also saves the world from vampires and demons.

— Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 31 July 2026

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