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verb as in rescue
verb as in economize; set money aside for later use
Strong matches
amass, cache, deposit, gather, hoard, hold, reserve, retrench, scrimp, skimp, squirrel, stash, stockpile, treasure
Weak matches
be frugal, be thrifty, cut corners, feather nest, hide away, lay aside, lay away, make ends meet, pile up, pinch pennies, put by, roll back, salt away, save for rainy day, sock away, stow away, tighten belt
Example Sentences
If the world is going to end, why are evangelicals so busy trying to save it?
Mills was lying on the sidewalk, dying, right in front of people trained to save him.
Like background check laws across the country, it will help keep guns out of dangerous hands, reduce gun crime, and save lives.
“We started doing this because we want to save lives,” Jonson says.
Alexander and Adorno were doing what they could to save the officer on the passenger side, Liu.
This will often save the foliage from drying up, a happening which makes the plants rather unsightly.
His hair was darker—almost brown save at the temples, where age had faded it to an ashen colour.
Among the clergy therein he finds no offenses, save that a few have gambled in public; these are promptly disciplined.
My thought was to keep pushing in troops from "W" Beach until the enemy had fallen back to save themselves from being cut off.
She reached forward to it in ecstasy; but she might not enjoy it, save at the price which her conscience exacted.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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