: the skill or practice of saving or protecting the lives especially of drowning persons
Examples of lifesaving in a Sentence
Noun
All lifeguards are trained in lifesaving.
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Nia Bowers, Detroit Free Press, 28 Nov. 2024
Simulations are used to discover new lifesaving drugs, to model the future of climate change and to explore the behavior of colliding galaxies — as well as the physics of hypersonic missiles and nuclear explosions.
—Alex W. Palmer, New York Times, 12 July 2023
Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 11 Apr. 2025
Your lifesaving contribution is 100 percent tax deductible.
—Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
Regarding money management, few things are more lifesaving than an emergency fund.
—Nia Bowers, Detroit Free Press, 28 Nov. 2024
Simulations are used to discover new lifesaving drugs, to model the future of climate change and to explore the behavior of colliding galaxies — as well as the physics of hypersonic missiles and nuclear explosions.
—Alex W. Palmer, New York Times, 12 July 2023
Noun
At a moment when settler violence against Palestinians in the West Bank is rising, The Teacher, in its best stretches, captures the intimate horrors of life under harrowing circumstances—and the lifesaving power of the relationships that people still manage to forge and nurture.
—Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 11 Apr. 2025
Your lifesaving contribution is 100 percent tax deductible.
—Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
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“Lifesaving.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lifesaving. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
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lifesaving
1 of 2 adjective
life·sav·ing
ˈlīf-ˌsā-viŋ 
: designed for or used in saving lives
livesaving devices
lifesaving
2 of 2 noun
: the methods that can be used to save lives especially of drowning persons
Medical Definition
lifesaving
1 of 2 adjective
life·sav·ing
ˈlīf-ˌsā-viŋ
: designed for or used in saving lives
lifesaving drugs
lifesaving
2 of 2 noun
: the skill or practice of saving or protecting the lives especially of drowning persons
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