preservationist

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Recent Examples of preservationist But after moving with her family into the historic house, Elsner became involved with helping preserve Wright's legacy − as well as other preservationist causes. Tom Daykin, jsonline.com, 31 Aug. 2025 While preservationists, historians, and the American Institute of Architects have scrutinized the appropriateness of this forthcoming East Ballroom and its sumptuous design, the style itself has its own political connotations. Elizabeth Fazzare, Architectural Digest, 14 Aug. 2025 That alarmed preservationists, led by Nickel Pate Arts, who raised $115,000 to move the house a half mile north to a 2-acre plot donated by Navient. John Tuohy, IndyStar, 14 Aug. 2025 For preservationists, who hope the Spanish colonial-style compound turned prison can be renovated as a means to drive economic growth in the area, the news was well received. William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 10 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for preservationist
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conservator
Noun
  • Now the conservator of the GSEs, FHFA Director Bill Pulte, as well as Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent have said there will be action to take the companies private and then ultimately to the public markets.
    Diana Olick, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Oh wait, like don't look at them as a conservator.
    Katie Hafner, Scientific American, 10 Sep. 2025

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“Preservationist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preservationist. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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