saving
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2.1
- noun
- /ˈseɪvɪŋ/
:
rescate
- The firefighters were praised for saving lives during the rescue operation.
- life-saving
- life-saving service
- life-saving station
And then we can imagine saving life as we know it on Earth.
- And then we can imagine saving life as we know it on Earth.
- And it was something as basic and simple as saving human beings.
- How, you know, saving people can really screw things up.
- So it could be saving a marriage that is on the rocks, right?
- Not just thank you, thank you for saving our country, but also like this isn't fair.
- It requires us to kill some people in the hope of saving and protecting other people.
- It's just the saving them over the winter portion.
Examples
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By stopping this epidemic, we are saving people in my county.
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Here we go saving puppies from a burning bus.
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And then we can imagine saving life as we know it on Earth.
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And so saving their life is a good thing for them.
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Thank you for saving our lives.
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So it could be saving a marriage that is on the rocks, right?
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And it was something as basic and simple as saving human beings.
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And awareness is key in saving people from misery.
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They talk about saving the middle class because the poor are toast.
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PERHAPS YOU CAN EMPATHIZE WITH THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN WIPED OUT OF THEIR ENTIRE LIFE SAVINGS.
Synonyms
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1.0
An act of saving someone or something from danger
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3.8
Keeping things safe and in good condition, for example food or buildings
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5.7
Help that saves someone from danger or a very bad situation
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7.4
Being rescued from danger or harm
Antonyms
Compounds
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3.0
Setting clocks forward one hour during some months to have more daylight in the evening
- Informal
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4.4
A good quality that makes someone or something acceptable despite faults
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3.1
People turn clocks forward one hour in summer to make evenings lighter
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2.5
A bulb that uses less electricity than old bulbs, for example LED bulbs
A light bulb that uses less electricity, like an LED or a compact fluorescent
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Saving comes from the Latin salvare, 'to save', and is tied to the idea of being 'safe'. So a saving act is a rescue that makes someone safe from danger.