SALVAGING Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

salvaging 1 of 2

noun

as in recovery

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salvaging

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verb

present participle of salvage

as in rescuing

to remove (something) from a place of danger or harm Nothing could be salvaged from the shipwreck.

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Recent Examples of salvaging

Noun

That will help establish if the successive strikes were plausibly tied to the mission objective of destroying the still floating vessel and stop the salvaging of the drugs. — MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025

Verb

And one way or another, though, Suamataia converted it all into fuel — and jump-started the rest of his career with a salvaging performance in the 2024 regular-season finale. — Kansas City Star, 11 Aug. 2026 Some of that is obvious, such as Caminero doubling his walk rate from last season, or salvaging an at-bat by slapping a single or even making a productive out. — Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2026 Instead, our focus must shift to salvaging categories, shoring up any weak spots, and trying to claw up the standings, one spot at a time. — John Laghezza, New York Times, 24 July 2026 Recovery experts note that salvaging a boat from that depth could be a complex and costly operation but may be necessary to determine exactly what caused the vessel to capsize. — James Ward, USA Today, 18 July 2026 In the meantime, Pintar is scrambling to apply for grants in hopes of salvaging as much of the program as possible. — CBS News, 17 June 2026 New York sits at 30-38 overall and 4-5 in June after salvaging the final game of their recent series with the Cardinals. — Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 12 June 2026 Executives have signaled that the shift is partly aimed at salvaging capital committed during the EV boom while tapping new utility and data center demand. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 9 June 2026 There have even been experiments in salvaging parts from existing satellites to be used to build or repair others. — David Szondy may 31, New Atlas, 31 May 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for salvaging

Noun

By adjusting the electron-trapping layer, the researchers could tune the device’s current recovery time across an approximately fivefold range.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 8 Aug. 2026
Her physical injuries Testimony early in the week focused on the extent of Clancy’s physical injuries and medical recovery after her suicide attempt.

— Andi Babineau, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of recovery

Verb

In that version of his death, he’s killed by a knife sent flying in his direction by Bellatrix Lestrange after rescuing Harry and his friends from Malfoy Manor.

— Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 11 Aug. 2026
Derrick Moore, 47, of Loganville is being hailed as a hero for rescuing the girl from a rip current.

— Asia Simone Burns, AJC.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of rescuing

Verb

The city of Aurora is still recovering after two mornings of heavy storms and high winds this week.

— Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026
Her two younger siblings, then ages 6 and 7, were also taken for emergency medical treatment and spent three weeks in the hospital recovering from severe malnutrition.

— Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of recovering

Verb

Fazio has criticized Lamont for not saving even more to shrink this hefty debt.

— Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 14 Aug. 2026
The aid workers who once regularly visited her village to help pregnant women had stopped coming, after foreign aid cuts by the United States shuttered a program aimed at saving mothers’ and babies’ lives.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of saving

Verb

The person opened the driver’s door and then the trunk before reaching inside, prompting the driver recording the scene to leave out of concern that the shooter might be retrieving additional weapons.

— Bradford Betz, FOXNews.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Instrumental convergence is the observation that very different terminal goals tend to call for the same instrumental ones, whether the goal is making paperclips, curing a disease, or retrieving a flag in a security exercise.

— Ashish Bhatia, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

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