as in preservation
the careful maintaining and protection of something valuable especially in its natural or original state
she's devoted her life to conservancy of the rain forest
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Recent Examples of conservancy
Previously a private livestock ranch, Lolldaiga became a conservancy in 2021 and is home to the endangered Grevy’s zebra, elephants, buffaloes, lions, hyenas, jackals, vervet monkeys and baboons.
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Larry Madowo, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2025
The conservancy envisions that costs would be split between rebuilding the west grandstand, replacing the track and field, and reimagining a new east grandstand with a lower height that would allow for park and community uses.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 12 Aug. 2025
Working through the Eagle Valley Land Trust, the conservancy transferred the land to the national forest, which lacks the resources to operate it.
—John Meyer, Denver Post, 11 Aug. 2025
The property will remain closed to public access until the funding goal is met, and it is turned over to the conservancy.
—Frank Witsil, Freep.com, 18 July 2025
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Larry Madowo, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2025
The conservancy envisions that costs would be split between rebuilding the west grandstand, replacing the track and field, and reimagining a new east grandstand with a lower height that would allow for park and community uses.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 12 Aug. 2025
Working through the Eagle Valley Land Trust, the conservancy transferred the land to the national forest, which lacks the resources to operate it.
—John Meyer, Denver Post, 11 Aug. 2025
The property will remain closed to public access until the funding goal is met, and it is turned over to the conservancy.
—Frank Witsil, Freep.com, 18 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conservancy
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Individual states and big cities will continue to shape their own policies to balance immigrant communities and navigate the tension between cultural assimilation and the preservation of American 'heritage'.—
Doug Melville,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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The project was overseen by Miami architectural firm MC Harry Associates in collaboration with preservation architect Richard Heisenbottle.—
Michelle F. Solomon,
Miami Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
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Burton said smaller and less affluent countries showcase their land conservation and environmental protection strategies too.—
Joan Michelson,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Several companies, agriculture industry officials and conservation advocates in the news release emphasized the devastating impacts the species would have the mussels took over the Snake River.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Conservancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conservancy. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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