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one that saves from danger or destruction
rescuers went out immediately in search of the lost child
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Recent Examples of rescuers
More than a dozen rescuers worked through a blizzard to save Duda, who was a journalist in Ukraine.
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Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Initial attempts to deploy a helicopter were thwarted by dangerous weather, forcing rescuers to traverse deep snow on foot.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
The sailors who could not escape the ship's roll banged on the thick bulkheads, so rescuers would know where to try to cut holes through the steel to reach them.
—Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 6 Dec. 2024
Among those wounded was a newborn baby girl — whom rescuers found in a tree.
—Abu Bakr Bashir, NPR, 5 Dec. 2024
Around 2010, the aquarium’s rescuers would take in 38 to 40 turtles on average.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Dec. 2024
After finding the granddaughter inside the car and the sinkhole just steps away, rescuers first realized the gravity of the woman’s disappearance.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 4 Dec. 2024
Those changes and trends are evident to Andrade and his group of rescuers.
—Albinson Linares, NBC News, 4 Dec. 2024
Nearly 7 years after rescuers found bald baby Eve in a dumpster, the bear is now a 160-pound healthy animal who has grown back most of her missing fur.
—Kelli Bender, People.com, 3 Dec. 2024
Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Initial attempts to deploy a helicopter were thwarted by dangerous weather, forcing rescuers to traverse deep snow on foot.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
The sailors who could not escape the ship's roll banged on the thick bulkheads, so rescuers would know where to try to cut holes through the steel to reach them.
—Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 6 Dec. 2024
Among those wounded was a newborn baby girl — whom rescuers found in a tree.
—Abu Bakr Bashir, NPR, 5 Dec. 2024
Around 2010, the aquarium’s rescuers would take in 38 to 40 turtles on average.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Dec. 2024
After finding the granddaughter inside the car and the sinkhole just steps away, rescuers first realized the gravity of the woman’s disappearance.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 4 Dec. 2024
Those changes and trends are evident to Andrade and his group of rescuers.
—Albinson Linares, NBC News, 4 Dec. 2024
Nearly 7 years after rescuers found bald baby Eve in a dumpster, the bear is now a 160-pound healthy animal who has grown back most of her missing fur.
—Kelli Bender, People.com, 3 Dec. 2024
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“Rescuers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rescuers. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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