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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Unlike other spirits of legend, this ghost serves a wholly altruistic purpose: to save lives. —Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 3 May 2024

But Tsai remained steadfast that the rule would save lives. —Timmy Broderick, STAT, 3 May 2024

At the same time, humans are increasingly in need of a safe, reliable source of power for the growing arsenal of implantable devices that researchers are developing to improve and save lives. —Ned Carter Miles, Discover Magazine, 3 May 2024

Could plugging a gap in U.S. intelligence save lives? —Bianca Moreno-Paz, USA TODAY, 3 May 2024

The change, first released as a draft last year, is a response to rising cancer rates among women in their 40s, as well as evidence that earlier mammograms help save lives. —Aria Bendix, NBC News, 30 Apr. 2024

Prince's parents previously told the Journal Sentinel that the bill's signing would bring them some measure of comfort knowing it can help save lives. —Elliot Hughes, Journal Sentinel, 9 Apr. 2024

The study concludes that targeting risk factors, including smoking, obesity and infections is needed to not only save lives, but provide economic and societal benefits. —Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY, 4 Apr. 2024

In essence, the program accepts that people use illicit drugs while attempting to save lives by protecting against the accidental consumption of fentanyl in products laced with the powerful opioid. —Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2024