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past tense of preserve

preserved

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adjective

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Recent Examples of preserved
Adjective
Some sets were constructed in Toronto, disassembled and shipped out and have now been preserved for a potential second season. Amber Dowling, IndieWire, 9 Apr. 2025 Yet Flores would like to see our historic places — which are in fact the city’s Naturally Occurring Affordable Housing (NOAH) — not preserved. Bruce D Coons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Apr. 2025 Per the Ford family’s request, the property’s most storied elements were preserved, such as the lobby’s checkerboard Italian marble flooring, selected by Ford himself, and the original green marble fireplace. Devorah Lev-Tov, AFAR Media, 9 Apr. 2025 Her literary legacy, preserved in archives at Columbia University, offers glimpses into her mind but no definitive answers to her fate. Patti Callahan Henry, People.com, 16 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for preserved
Adjective
  • In fact, according to a 2024 McKinsey & Company report, around 80 percent of travelers visit just 10 percent of global attractions—leaving much of the world untouched and unexplored.
    Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 12 July 2025
  • Even with a few questions about the position, the linebacker position went almost completely untouched from how the team left it in 2024.
    Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 11 July 2025
Verb
  • The defense firm maintained that the program is an opportunity to align with the Dutch government’s policy of support and empowerment of strategic national industries.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 22 Mar. 2025
  • Cool-season lawns maintained at 3 to 4 inches tall have deeper root systems that are better able to withstand adverse conditions, such as drought.
    Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Your Sterile Drugs, Like Eye Drops, Could Become Dangerous Or Deadly The FDA helps ensure that sterile drugs are actually sterile — non-toxic and uncontaminated.
    Brian Castrucci, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
  • The wealthy were generally able to afford higher quality, authentic, uncontaminated products.
    Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 1 May 2025
Adjective
  • The government is also implementing a beach management project in Long Bay to safeguard marine and coastal ecosystems, ensuring that the BVI remains pristine for generations to come.
    Panorama Media Ltd, Miami Herald, 14 July 2025
  • Lucas takes great pride in his work, particularly in maintaining the cafeteria floors to a pristine He has additionally been nominated to be recognized as Recognizing Inspiring Schools Award (RISE) recipients.
    Magda Liszewska, Oc Register, 13 July 2025
Verb
  • For creators who haven't yet protected their intellectual property, trademark registration should be a priority for early 2025.
    Ian Shepherd, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
  • This threat means than an entire attack force can be protected with a few missiles.
    David Hambling, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • In Tahiti, Gauguin hoped to discover an Eden unspoiled by European civilization.
    Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 11 July 2025
  • After all, there’s something about the region’s unspoiled natural beauty, superlative hospitality, and easygoing pace that instantly prompts shoulders to relax and stress to melt away.
    Sarah Bruning, Travel + Leisure, 8 July 2025
Adjective
  • One quick incision near the gills to bleed the fish will keep the meat fresh and untainted.
    Mike Raabe, Outdoor Life, 2 July 2025
  • There is a new young star to put on billboards around the team and throw into commercials, one who, unlike Davis, is untainted by a trade that will live in infamy. Harrison, pilloried in the aftermath of the Dončić trade, somehow got some salvation, though not forgiveness.
    Mike Vorkunov, New York Times, 13 May 2025

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