save lives
idiom
: to stop people from dying or being killed
If you donate blood, you might save a life.
The use of seat belts can save lives.
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Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness urged Jamaicans to cooperate with evacuation orders to save lives.
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Solcyré Burga, Time, 27 Oct. 2025
Hybrids are quieter and consume less fuel, which can save lives in combat.
—Ames Alexander, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2025
Recently, TitanHEALTH added another layer of support for students, one that can save lives.
—Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 22 Oct. 2025
Yet Speaker Paul Ryan, and every Republican speaker since, could not summon the courage to let Congress vote on any number of bipartisan gun safety proposals that would save lives.
—Scott Peters, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Oct. 2025
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Solcyré Burga, Time, 27 Oct. 2025
Hybrids are quieter and consume less fuel, which can save lives in combat.
—Ames Alexander, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2025
Recently, TitanHEALTH added another layer of support for students, one that can save lives.
—Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 22 Oct. 2025
Yet Speaker Paul Ryan, and every Republican speaker since, could not summon the courage to let Congress vote on any number of bipartisan gun safety proposals that would save lives.
—Scott Peters, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Oct. 2025
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“Save lives.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/save%20lives. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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