as in to conserve
to keep in good condition
vigilantly preserving the ancient statue for future generations to enjoy
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Recent Examples of preserve
When stewardship of the program passed to my colleagues and me, our responsibility was to expand energetically into a new age of media technology while preserving the values our audience expects.
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Joanna Ossinger,laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 3 June 2026
This step suppressed hydrogen bonding between water molecules, prevented freezing, and preserved its flexibility.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 3 June 2026
Marquez has made preserving the county’s safety net services a tenet of her term in office.
—Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 3 June 2026
Leopold Nekula/Sygma via Getty Images It has also been found in 3,000-year-old feces preserved in a salt mine in Hallstatt, Austria — which serves as one of the only other available views into the ancient human microbiome.
—CBS News, 3 June 2026
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Joanna Ossinger,laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 3 June 2026
This step suppressed hydrogen bonding between water molecules, prevented freezing, and preserved its flexibility.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 3 June 2026
Marquez has made preserving the county’s safety net services a tenet of her term in office.
—Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 3 June 2026
Leopold Nekula/Sygma via Getty Images It has also been found in 3,000-year-old feces preserved in a salt mine in Hallstatt, Austria — which serves as one of the only other available views into the ancient human microbiome.
—CBS News, 3 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for preserve
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As with minimizing soil disturbance, this, too, helps tremendously with controlling erosion, increasing the carbon content of soil and conserving moisture.—
Special to The Denver Post,
Denver Post,
29 May 2026
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Earlier this month, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged citizens to reduce overseas travel in an attempt to conserve India’s foreign exchange reserves, under strain from a rising import bill amid a surge in global energy prices.—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
28 May 2026
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While the property and its staff maintain an air of elegance, guests are decidedly informal.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 June 2026
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Florida Fire Chiefs’ Association President Trip Barrs warned firefighters wouldn’t be able to maintain current services.—
Lawrence Mower Herald,
Miami Herald,
2 June 2026
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Her fans, many sporting sheer red gloves, cat ears and varying levels of undress, were eager to be sated and reacted as if their souls were being saved within seconds of the start of each of the 23 songs Grande performed.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
7 June 2026
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But as the two collaborators went on to explain, a superhero buddy comedy about a struggling actor that’s as interested in the logistics of auditions as saving the universe is a tough sell for any brand.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
7 June 2026
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The best way to protect yourself during an earthquake is to drop, cover and hold on, officials say.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
4 June 2026
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This sacrificial mechanism forces an impact to expend far more energy to penetrate the material, thereby protecting the stronger, load-bearing polymer bonds from failing during rapid deformation.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
3 June 2026
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“Preserve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preserve. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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