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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The outfit partners with Kitten Rescue Los Angeles, a nonprofit that rescues and adopts out homeless cats and kittens.

— Solvej Schou, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026
His canine companion is Odin (played by a pooch named Uber), who rescues James after their crash and embarks on a journey of survival in the wilderness.

— Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of rescues

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The virus also causes a rare but fatal neurological condition called subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE), which typically strikes years after a child seemingly recovers from the infection.

— Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 25 Aug. 2026
Anudike-Uzomah has been getting plenty of looks with the starters in the preseason as Ashton Gillotte recovers from an injury, and the sack helps his cause.

— Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 23 Aug. 2026

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The Overton window for acceptable AI use in Hollywood continues to widen as Hollywood actors, television hosts, and influencers embrace cloning with protections and compensation.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026
Projects would also face limits on air pollution and requirements related to clean backup power, green building standards and worker protections.

— Naomi Taxay, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of protections

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The system saves checkpoints during training so developers can compare different versions instead of automatically selecting the final model.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 27 Aug. 2026
That gives students a better understanding of how a shop works in practice and also saves the school district thousands of dollars.

— Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026

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