well-preserved

adjective

: kept in good condition over a long period of time

well-preserved fossils

(humorous) She just turned 60, but she's well-preserved for her age.

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The objects were removed from the site before the start of construction during two years of careful digging and include prehistoric tools and other artifacts made by human hands, as well as exceedingly rare and well-preserved animal and plant remnants. —

Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 16 Jan. 2025 This ancient town’s architecture is so well-preserved that UNESCO recognizes it as a World Heritage Site. —

Essence, 8 Jan. 2025 The ancient cheese was incredibly well-preserved, but a new assessment of the chunks reveals some long-obsecured knowledge about human culture and a potential path for how dairy may have spread across Asia. —

Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 26 Dec. 2024 Sue is one of the most famous and well-preserved T. rex specimens ever found. —

Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for well-preserved

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