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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

abstraction, abstract entity go
a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples

psychological feature go
a feature of the mental life of a living organism

event go
something that happens at a given place and time

act, deed, human action, human activity go
something that people do or cause to happen

recovery, retrieval go
the act of regaining or saving something lost (or in danger of becoming lost)

delivery, rescue, deliverance, saving
recovery or preservation from loss or danger

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lifesaving go
saving the lives of drowning persons
redemption, salvation go
(theology) the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil
reclamation, reformation go
rescuing from error and returning to a rightful course
salvage go
the act of rescuing a ship or its crew or its cargo from a shipwreck or a fire
salvage go
the act of saving goods or property that were in danger of damage or destruction
salvation go
saving someone or something from harm or from an unpleasant situation
search and rescue mission go
a rescue mission to search for survivors and to rescue them