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as in preservation
the careful maintaining and protection of something valuable especially in its natural or original state
everyone has a duty to aid in the conservation of our nation's wilderness areas
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as in maintenance
the act or activity of keeping something in an existing and usually satisfactory condition
the conservation of the nation's monuments and memorials
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Recent Examples of conservation
Visitors can experience it through game drives, night safaris, waterfall hikes, and rare pangolin conservation encounters.
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Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 23 July 2025
Shark enthusiasts can watch 20 hours of content ranging from rare footage and conservation efforts to video of feeding frenzies.
—Irit Skulnik, Baltimore Sun, 22 July 2025
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
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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Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 23 July 2025
Shark enthusiasts can watch 20 hours of content ranging from rare footage and conservation efforts to video of feeding frenzies.
—Irit Skulnik, Baltimore Sun, 22 July 2025
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
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conservation
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When other bidders were jockeying with Skydance, some of them – notably Sony Pictures in partnership with private equity giant Apollo Global – were viewed as worse options in terms of job preservation.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
24 July 2025
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Historic preservation advocates, including Preservation Sacramento and the Sacramento Historical Society, supported the designation.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
23 July 2025
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At a July 23 capital improvements committee meeting, questions were raised about why a report from the county's facilities planning steering committee recommended projects tied to maintenance and repairs at senior facilities be put on hold or not recommended at all for the 2026 budget.—
Vanessa Swales,
jsonline.com,
25 July 2025
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Changes included installing porcelain over the existing marble for easy maintenance, adding more lighting, and incorporating blue as an accent color.—
Lennie Omalza,
The Courier-Journal,
25 July 2025
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“Conservation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conservation. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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