Drowning and Rescue

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Rescue is an antonym for drowning in submerge and die topic.

Nearby Words: drown, drowned

Rescue verb - To remove from danger or harm.

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Drowning is an antonym for rescue.

Nearby Words: rescued, rescuer, rescuing

Oh, and his first act upon returning was to rescue Harry from drowning in a frozen pond.

Source: Never Live It Down / Literature
All American Pups series: In Camp Barkalot, Fritz puts his fear aside and uses his strength to rescue the other pups (and their new friend Bella) from drowning.

Source: Lets Get Dangerous / Literature
The swimmers are quite obviously swimming in place—expected for the drowning fellow, who's blindly panicking, but not so much for the fellow trying to rescue him.

Source: Hazardous Water

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