salvaged 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of salvagednext
as in reclaimed

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salvaged

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verb

past tense of salvage
as in rescued
to remove (something) from a place of danger or harm Nothing could be salvaged from the shipwreck.

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  1. rescued
  2. saved
  3. recovered
  4. retrieved
Verb
  • The day Duda was rescued, two other Ukrainian men of draft age were rescued by helicopter, Benga said.
    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
Definition of rescued
Adjective
  • To my knowledge there is no such thing as a sterile tomato plant but those growing from saved seeds may have different characteristics from mother plants.
    Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Nov. 2024
  • So often, all that’s left of a loved one is a saved and re-saved voicemail, a short video on a phone, some favorite photos.
    Brianne Tracy, Peoplemag, 25 Sep. 2024
Definition of saved
Verb
  • The child has since recovered from his illness and no other family members have become sick, which indicates there was likely no human-to-human transmission.
    Siladitya Ray, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The child recovered and no family members became ill.
    Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of recovered
Verb
  • But based on footprints glimpsed in the snow during an aerial survey, and items believed to belong to them retrieved from the slopes this week, the search for them has ended, Police Area Commander Inspector Vicki Walker told reporters.
    Charlotte Graham-McLay, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Crew members on board the helicopter retrieved the equipment, officials said.
    Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of retrieved
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