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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 Elephant Nature Park is an elephant rescue and rehabilitation center in the Chiang Mai countryside that has rescued more than 200 elephants from the tourism and logging industries since its inception in the 1990s.
    Kocha Olarn, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The guard members said crews stationed with them at McGhee Tyson Airport have rescued about 100 people over the weekend and delivered tens of thousands of pounds of supplies.
    NBC News, NBC News, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of rescued
Adjective
  • 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
  • To find a saved TikTok video, tap on your profile then tap the ribbon icon underneath your profile's biography.
    Cody Godwin, USA TODAY, 30 July 2024
Definition of saved
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  • Nearly half of all guns recovered at Mexican crime scenes are made by the companies named in the suit, lawyers said.
    Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 4 Oct. 2024
  • However, shares have recovered, and analyst Bill Peterson doesn’t see a slowdown anytime soon.
    Brian Evans, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of recovered
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  • The number killed includes 27 bodies retrieved so far and 60 people under the rubble.
    Abeer Salman, CNN, 20 Oct. 2024
  • Since the footage has been taped over and cannot be retrieved, the lawsuit requests monetary and injunctive relief.
    Therese Boudreaux | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 19 Oct. 2024
Definition of retrieved
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