life preserver
noun
1
: a device (such as a life jacket or life buoy) designed to save a person from drowning by providing buoyancy in water
2
chiefly British
: blackjack sense 2
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Still, the sleek production design, symphonic score and performances from a killer ensemble act as a life preserver, making the shenanigans at sea a little less choppy.
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Courtney Howard, Variety, 9 Oct. 2025
Swift's face is framed by a life preserver as dozens of dancers holding white floating devices dance.
—Bryan West, USA Today, 5 Oct. 2025
Two days after Helsley was sent to the New York Mets for prospects, Svanson got thrown into the deep end without a life preserver in San Diego.
—Chuck Murr, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Short of your life preserver, your water bottle may be the worst thing to forget, even one day out on the river, where the sun’s rays are unforgivable.
—Anna Fiorentino, Travel + Leisure, 21 Aug. 2025
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Courtney Howard, Variety, 9 Oct. 2025
Swift's face is framed by a life preserver as dozens of dancers holding white floating devices dance.
—Bryan West, USA Today, 5 Oct. 2025
Two days after Helsley was sent to the New York Mets for prospects, Svanson got thrown into the deep end without a life preserver in San Diego.
—Chuck Murr, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Short of your life preserver, your water bottle may be the worst thing to forget, even one day out on the river, where the sun’s rays are unforgivable.
—Anna Fiorentino, Travel + Leisure, 21 Aug. 2025
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“Life preserver.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/life%20preserver. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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