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as in preserving
the act or activity of keeping something in an existing and usually satisfactory condition
each curator is responsible for the preservation of the works of art within his or her department
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as in conservation
the careful maintaining and protection of something valuable especially in its natural or original state
the preservation of the tropical rainforests is a global responsibility
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Recent Examples of preservation
For the Old Orland Historic District, which extends south of 143rd Street to 144th Place and east of West Avenue to Beacon Avenue, priorities agreed on by more than one board member included giving existing properties a facelift and balancing historic preservation with development.
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Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2026
This form of fertility preservation puts fertility on ice and has only entered the athlete world in the last couple of years.
—Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 27 May 2026
The primary purpose of long prison sentences is to protect the public, but the preservation of power and revenge dominated this controversy.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 23 May 2026
The society was looking to raise funds for a preservation project.
—Shirsho Dasgupta
may 22, Miami Herald, 22 May 2026
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Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2026
This form of fertility preservation puts fertility on ice and has only entered the athlete world in the last couple of years.
—Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 27 May 2026
The primary purpose of long prison sentences is to protect the public, but the preservation of power and revenge dominated this controversy.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 23 May 2026
The society was looking to raise funds for a preservation project.
—Shirsho Dasgupta
may 22, Miami Herald, 22 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for preservation
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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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Resolution received access to 2,422 acres near the historic Magma mine, while conveying more than 5,400 acres of environmentally and culturally sensitive land into permanent conservation.—
David Blackmon,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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More than 5,000 racers turned out for the Lincoln Park Zoo's Run for the Zoo on Sunday, all to benefit wildlife conservation and animal care.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
31 May 2026
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These robots could significantly improve inspection and maintenance operations by reaching areas that are difficult, dangerous, or expensive for humans to access.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
1 June 2026
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Officials say the body was found on May 21 by a maintenance worker who was checking on a possible water leak in the building on the 3300 block of Cobb Parkway SE.—
Dan Raby,
CBS News,
1 June 2026
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Buses of tourists and schoolchildren gather at the conservancy’s electric fence, angling for a glimpse of the tail ends of an evolutionary line that’s been stretching back to the time horses were the size of dogs and the continent of Australia had not yet broken free of Antarctica.—
Alex Morris,
Rolling Stone,
19 May 2026
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And so even though the lodge just opened, the Conservancy has been working with multiple NGOs to rewild the conservancy from a ranch.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
15 May 2026
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“Preservation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preservation. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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