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as in preservation
the careful maintaining and protection of something valuable especially in its natural or original state
everyone has a duty to aid in the conservation of our nation's wilderness areas
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as in maintenance
the act or activity of keeping something in an existing and usually satisfactory condition
the conservation of the nation's monuments and memorials
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Recent Examples of conservation
For wildlife the threat is to conservation.
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John Drake, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026
While grainy, distorted clips of the Beatles’ Top of the Pops visit existed, a complete and clean copy of the footage was believed lost for good… until Thursday, when British conservation non-profit Film Is Fabulous!
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 20 June 2026
Participants enrolled in the first certificate program included landowners and home gardeners as well as people working for municipalities and conservation organizations either professionally or as a volunteer.
—Anna Zarra Aldrich, Hartford Courant, 20 June 2026
The author's estate carries on that advocacy with the Peter Benchley Ocean Awards, which work to recognize achievements in ocean conservation.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 20 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for conservation
John Drake, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026
While grainy, distorted clips of the Beatles’ Top of the Pops visit existed, a complete and clean copy of the footage was believed lost for good… until Thursday, when British conservation non-profit Film Is Fabulous!
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 20 June 2026
Participants enrolled in the first certificate program included landowners and home gardeners as well as people working for municipalities and conservation organizations either professionally or as a volunteer.
—Anna Zarra Aldrich, Hartford Courant, 20 June 2026
The author's estate carries on that advocacy with the Peter Benchley Ocean Awards, which work to recognize achievements in ocean conservation.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 20 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conservation
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For Executive Chef Gary Caldwell, crafting this menu is an act of preservation.—
La'Tasha Givens,
CBS News,
20 June 2026
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Getty Images The Chicago Cubs have spent much of the last decade balancing modernization with preservation around one of baseball’s most recognizable landmarks.—
Peter Chawaga,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
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Love’s Travel Stops just expanded its service offerings for RVs, including light maintenance, battery replacement and tire replacement.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
23 June 2026
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Thermal monitoring detected a bearing temperature rising toward 140°C, allowing maintenance teams to schedule an eight-hour repair instead of responding to a costly emergency failure.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
22 June 2026
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There are solutions for age verification that are both accurate and privacy preserving.—
Annie Chestnut Tutor,
Boston Herald,
18 Aug. 2025
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“Conservation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conservation. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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