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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
Accessories Some vacuum sealers come with accessories that can be very helpful in food preservation.
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Bestreviews, Mercury News, 3 July 2025
Financing for the apartments included federal historic preservation tax credits as well as federal affordable housing tax credits.
—Tom Daykin, jsonline.com, 3 July 2025
Researchers have genomically analyzed three specimens to date, but in each case, poor DNA preservation resulted in only partial sequences.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 2 July 2025
Long interested in historic preservation, Keystone converted a building at 141 S. Meridian St. into condominiums more than 20 years ago.
—Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
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Bestreviews, Mercury News, 3 July 2025
Financing for the apartments included federal historic preservation tax credits as well as federal affordable housing tax credits.
—Tom Daykin, jsonline.com, 3 July 2025
Researchers have genomically analyzed three specimens to date, but in each case, poor DNA preservation resulted in only partial sequences.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 2 July 2025
Long interested in historic preservation, Keystone converted a building at 141 S. Meridian St. into condominiums more than 20 years ago.
—Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for preservation
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With the legal block lifted by the Supreme Court, additional rounds of layoffs may now proceed, raising fresh concerns about operational capacity, staff morale and conservation efforts.—
Emese Maczko,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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Shark Week is an iconic week of television dedicated to raising awareness, educating people and increasing conservation efforts for the species.—
Dina Kaur,
AZCentral.com,
12 July 2025
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The cushion covers on the chair and ottoman are removable and machine-washable for easy maintenance.—
Rachel Trujillo,
People.com,
12 July 2025
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Shipbuilding is seen as a particular area of South Korean military industrial strength, and Washington has already seen contracts for maintenance of US Navy supply ships go to South Korean yards as the Navy grapples with a backlog in US shipyards.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
12 July 2025
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The conservancy currently holds 26 preservation easements on Wright structures.—
The New York Times News Service Syndicate,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 July 2025
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The conservancy protects and advocates for a system of 17 parks and six parkways in Louisville designed by famed landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted, one of only a handful of complete systems in the country.—
Connor Giffin,
The Courier-Journal,
3 July 2025
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“Preservation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preservation. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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