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to remove from danger or harm
an all-out effort to rescue a beached whale
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Recent Examples of rescued
Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
The girl was rescued and treated at the scene before being transported to Albany Medical Center Hospital.
—Dawn Sawyer, CNN, 10 Dec. 2024
Vladislav Duda, 28, was rescued from a mountain ravine in subzero temperatures alongside his months-old kitten Peach.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
He was rescued from a 400-meter-deep ravine in Romania's northern Maramures region, with temperatures plunging to 14 degrees Fahrenheit.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Officers and city firefighters arrived at the scene and rescued the girl, who was treated at the scene and rushed to Albany Medical Center Hospital.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 9 Dec. 2024
According to the Mount Washington Avalanche Center, about twenty-five people have to be rescued each year, and more than a hundred people have died on the mountain.
—Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
Lulu is rescued from the streets by an upper-class man and remakes herself according to the desires of her admirers.
—Alex Barasch, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
Assad's 24-year rule looks unlikely to be rescued or resurrected, ushering a new, but deeply uncertain era for Syria.
—CBS News, 8 Dec. 2024
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The day Duda was rescued, two other Ukrainian men of draft age were rescued by helicopter, Benga said.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
The girl was rescued and treated at the scene before being transported to Albany Medical Center Hospital.
—Dawn Sawyer, CNN, 10 Dec. 2024
Vladislav Duda, 28, was rescued from a mountain ravine in subzero temperatures alongside his months-old kitten Peach.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
He was rescued from a 400-meter-deep ravine in Romania's northern Maramures region, with temperatures plunging to 14 degrees Fahrenheit.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Officers and city firefighters arrived at the scene and rescued the girl, who was treated at the scene and rushed to Albany Medical Center Hospital.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 9 Dec. 2024
According to the Mount Washington Avalanche Center, about twenty-five people have to be rescued each year, and more than a hundred people have died on the mountain.
—Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
Lulu is rescued from the streets by an upper-class man and remakes herself according to the desires of her admirers.
—Alex Barasch, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
Assad's 24-year rule looks unlikely to be rescued or resurrected, ushering a new, but deeply uncertain era for Syria.
—CBS News, 8 Dec. 2024
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“Rescued.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rescued. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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