well-preserved
adjective
: kept in good condition over a long period of time
well-preserved fossils
(humorous) She just turned 60, but she's well-preserved for her age.
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While old shoes washing ashore might sound unique, this isn’t the first time that these leather shoes — well-preserved and blackened with time — have been found in the area.
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Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 8 Jan. 2026
The pups were so well-preserved that they are still covered in fur and hints of a last meal remain in their stomachs.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 23 Dec. 2025
The specimen studied was a mammoth, nicknamed Yuka, found well-preserved in Siberian permafrost.
—Jay Kakade
december 03, New Atlas, 3 Dec. 2025
This map shows the entire globe of the Earth projected onto a Mollweide projection, where areas are accurate and well-preserved and the map is fully connected, with no gaps.
—Big Think, 10 Nov. 2025
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Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 8 Jan. 2026
The pups were so well-preserved that they are still covered in fur and hints of a last meal remain in their stomachs.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 23 Dec. 2025
The specimen studied was a mammoth, nicknamed Yuka, found well-preserved in Siberian permafrost.
—Jay Kakade
december 03, New Atlas, 3 Dec. 2025
This map shows the entire globe of the Earth projected onto a Mollweide projection, where areas are accurate and well-preserved and the map is fully connected, with no gaps.
—Big Think, 10 Nov. 2025
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“Well-preserved.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/well-preserved. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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