Vocabulary
Salvage
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
rescue (a wrecked or disabled ship or its cargo) from loss at sea.
Urdu meaning
خطرے سے بچانا کا عمل
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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In doing so, we do more than just salvage a lesson.We model intellectual humility.
Dawn Editorials —
Muzzling curiosity
— 2026-02-17
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Or you can try and salvage the airline by asking a private investor to take its intangible assets and bid over how much they can commit to invest in it to try and rebuild the airline anew.
Dawn Editorials —
PIA: ready for take-off
— 2025-12-25
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Had the ECP stuck with its commitment to organise the polls in December rather than scrapping the delimitation schedule entirely, it could have helped somewhat salvage its reputation.
Dawn Editorials —
Delayed local polls
— 2025-10-23
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Only a cultural shift, driven by collective sensitivity towards child privileges, along with a robust health and education infrastructure, can salvage Pakistan`s human rights profile.
Dawn Editorials —
Invisible childhood
— 2025-10-16
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Rescue officials told the media that it is likely the workers were injured after they had been forced by the management to salvage goods from the burning building.
Dawn Editorials —
Fire hazards
— 2025-08-11
Synonyms
rescue, save, recover, retrieve, raise, reclaim, get back, restore, reinstate
Antonyms
unrighteous, wicked, evil, immoral
Curator example
“an emerald and gold cross was salvaged from the wreck”
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