RESCUING Synonyms: 25 Similar and Opposite Words

rescuing

verb

present participle of rescue

as in saving

to remove from danger or harm an all-out effort to rescue a beached whale

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Recent Examples of rescuing Israel has been training and deploying its own dogs for military combat while simultaneously rescuing dogs from the Gaza Strip in humanitarian missions and finding them new Israeli homes. — Irus Braverman, The Conversation, 26 Aug. 2026 Firefighters did not say if anyone needed rescuing from their vehicles. — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026 The wound had already cut deep into her skin, yet rescuing her was impossible because of her location within a crowded colony. — Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026 Now about 5½ months old, Crimson is thriving on three legs, quickly returning to playful, curious cub behavior as the Oakland Zoo expands its track record of rescuing orphaned mountain lions. — Jasmine Mendez follow, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2026 In the 1997 film, the title character (Brendan Fraser) tussles with the beast before rescuing Ursula (Mann). — Erin Jensen, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2026 The mission to rescue NASA's Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory space telescope may be in need of some rescuing itself. — David Szondy august 20, New Atlas, 21 Aug. 2026 Within seconds, Lorenzo was in the water rescuing his father, who was trapped under the boat. — Susan Young, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026 Authorities said their immediate focus was on rescuing anyone still trapped inside and investigating the cause of the fire, which was not immediately known. — ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026

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Parton invested time and money in causes that were important to her, including funding college tuition and saving bald eagles.

— Maggie Penman, Washington Post, 27 Aug. 2026
Insider tip Guests can check the availability of washing machines and the public bath right from the TV in each room, saving a trip downstairs or a call to the front desk.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Aug. 2026

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This time, the Braves scored six total runs while losing the first two games and salvaging a victory in the series finale.

— Michael Cunningham, AJC.com, 24 Aug. 2026
Since the dawn of the space age, spacecraft have been treated as disposable because salvaging them was too expensive—or too technically challenging—compared with the easier, cheaper task of launching fresh replacements.

— Tom Metcalfe, Scientific American, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of salvaging

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