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adjective

as in saved

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verb

past tense of rescue
as in salvaged
to remove from danger or harm an all-out effort to rescue a beached whale

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Recent Examples of rescued
Verb
Two crew members from the cargo ship MV Ocean Winner were rescued late Saturday while three ships were deployed to conduct surface searches for the remaining crew members in a joint operation by the Indian Coast Guard and Indian Navy. — ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026 Climbers of the 12,388 feet-tall (3,776 meters) volcano have had to be rescued after suffering altitude sickness in the past. — Chris Lau, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026 Of the 30 whales to be rescued, SeaWorld will be getting the largest share. — Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2026 Inwood Fire Chief Josiyah Green said no one was trapped in any of the cabanas or had to be rescued. — Adi Guajardo, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026 Following the season 3 finale, Lyle told Entertainment Weekly in April 2025 that fans could expect to see what happens when the surviving Yellowjackets are rescued and return home in season 4. — Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026 North Richland Hills police rescued an exotic animal who appeared to be seeking cover from the Texas heat wave outside a local business on Thursday. — Amy McDaniel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Aug. 2026 After spending years locked away in an isolated tower, Rapunzel is eventually rescued by the fugitive thief, Flynn Rider. — Tanya Fedak, Variety, 15 Aug. 2026 More than 90 people and their pets were rescued as floodwaters rose along the White River in Indianapolis, and authorities in central Indiana responded to what many described as historic flooding. — Nbc News, NBC news, 15 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rescued
  1. saved
  2. reclaimed
  3. recovered
  4. restored
Adjective
  • But the tale of the shitty guy who uses his ‘saved’ status to avoid scrutiny of his current choices?
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 June 2026
  • Spotify noted that the album is one of the most pre-saved album Countdown Pages in platform history, with more than five million presaves.
    — Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 21 Mar. 2026
Definition of saved
Adjective
  • The law also added a requirement that heavy water users (over 100,000 gallons a day) must use reclaimed water, or water that has been used and cleaned, to offset their use of fresh, drinkable water.
    — Alexandra Phelps, Miami Herald, 17 July 2026
  • Guests can hike, cycle, or ski up to Moonshack, a secluded cabin built from reclaimed timber next to an observatory with a telescope on par with those used by major research universities.
    — Jesse Ashlock, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 July 2026
Definition of reclaimed
Adjective
  • The recovered vehicle will be returned to Texas for analysis to improve future Starship designs.
    — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Getting Starship’s heat shield back, and then putting the recovered tiles through tests in the laboratory or even on future Starship flights, might help answer this question.
    — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of recovered
Adjective
  • The Grand 1894 Opera House, one of the most beautiful historic theaters in Texas, offers concerts, touring shows, and performances year-round in an intimate, restored setting.
    — Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 22 Dec. 2025
  • In her most personal work yet, Nguyen shows how togetherness and storytelling can transform grief into healing, hope and restored kinship.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 14 Aug. 2025
Definition of restored

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“Rescued.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rescued. Accessed 27 Aug. 2026.

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