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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
It was made public on June 3 and voted on just five days later, with no prior input from the preservation board, residents or the general public.
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Letters To The Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 June 2026
Tanizaki’s critique was, in part, a call for cultural preservation; aesthetic values with long histories risked falling by the wayside during a period of militarized globalization.
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Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
17 June 2026
The backstory The Ranch’s history traces back to the early days of Yellowstone—in which the Ranch had a seat at the table when discussing the formation of the town of Big Sky, the evolution of ranching and logging in the Northern Rockies, and the region’s overall wilderness preservation.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 June 2026
The company received Connecticut brownfields and historic preservation grants for the Meriden project, which transformed a 140-year-old former factory.
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Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
16 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for preservation
Letters To The Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 June 2026
Tanizaki’s critique was, in part, a call for cultural preservation; aesthetic values with long histories risked falling by the wayside during a period of militarized globalization.
—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
17 June 2026
The backstory The Ranch’s history traces back to the early days of Yellowstone—in which the Ranch had a seat at the table when discussing the formation of the town of Big Sky, the evolution of ranching and logging in the Northern Rockies, and the region’s overall wilderness preservation.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 June 2026
The company received Connecticut brownfields and historic preservation grants for the Meriden project, which transformed a 140-year-old former factory.
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Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
16 June 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.
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Populations have since gradually recovered due to conservation efforts.
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Khalil trained a generation of volunteers in ecological conservation, protecting the Mediterranean coastline and the endangered sea turtles that travel hundreds of miles to return to the same beaches where they were hatched to lay their eggs.
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Love’s Travel Stops just expanded its service offerings for RVs, including light maintenance, battery replacement and tire replacement.
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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.
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There have been eight such incidents in the last 13 months, according to the conservancy, including one in January where a horse ran into traffic and struck several cars.
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Also Ol Seki is located on a conservancy not a national park.
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“Preservation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preservation. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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