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
The Chuckwalla National Monument will enhance the connectivity of wildlife habitats and preserve critical habitats for imperiled and rare species.
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Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 7 Jan. 2025
The beauty of Mexico lies in its authenticity, and preserving that requires mindfulness from every traveler.
—Meagan Drillinger, Travel + Leisure, 7 Jan. 2025
And with it my hope that books will preserve
This little drawing of Central Park.
—Czeslaw Milosz, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
Donate today to preserve the quality and integrity of local journalism.
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Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 7 Jan. 2025
The beauty of Mexico lies in its authenticity, and preserving that requires mindfulness from every traveler.
—Meagan Drillinger, Travel + Leisure, 7 Jan. 2025
And with it my hope that books will preserve
This little drawing of Central Park.
—Czeslaw Milosz, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
Donate today to preserve the quality and integrity of local journalism.
—Matt Jones, arkansasonline.com, 21 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for preserve
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Scarce magazines of Tomahawk missiles can be conserved for the highest-value targets while masses of Barracudas can tackle everything else, and so on.David Hambling, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
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He’s also conserved water by changing his planting patterns, leaving the debris from the prior crop on the soil to limit evaporation.Daniel Desrochers, Kansas City Star, 16 Jan. 2025
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The combined venture would be the second-biggest streaming MVPD after YouTube TV, and would be run by Fubo’s executive team, even with Disney maintaining majority ownership.Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Jan. 2025
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Over the years, this object has been tracked by the US military, which maintains a database of space objects so that active spacecraft can avoid collisions.Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 10 Jan. 2025
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The program allows for state income tax exemption for five years, offering investors in big projects to save up to hundreds of thousands of dollars a year per project in property tax savings.Alexandra Berzon, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
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Follow Chinese tradition and save some leftovers for the following day as a symbol of bringing surplus into the new year.Megan Zhang, Saveur, 16 Jan. 2025
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Despite reforestation efforts in Scandinavia, Dahl says extensive logging has led to the decline of some plant and animal species, and argues that Nordic forestry companies need to adapt their management practices to ensure nature remains protected as demand for wood increases.Maddy Savage, TIME, 18 Jan. 2025
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The question should be whether a mayor of New York honors his duty to protect taxpayer funds, or looks for opportunities to bend them to his personal and political gain.New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 18 Jan. 2025
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“Preserve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preserve. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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