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Recent Examples of preservationist
One of the preservationists, Jan Goldsmith, was a lawyer and former Poway mayor who was instrumental in helping with the legal aspects of the land acquisition.
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Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025
To build out a beloved landmark in a historic district, under the anxious eye of preservationists, and slip in an extra 27,000 square feet of new construction practically unnoticed — that’s the work of a reverse cat burglar.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 25 Mar. 2025
Then a group of women preservationists in Fairway lobbied the state to save it.
—Alfredo Sosa, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Mar. 2025
The chapel and long barrack are all that remain of the original compound, Lanham said, thanks to early 20th-century preservationists who fought to save them from development.
—Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2025
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Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025
To build out a beloved landmark in a historic district, under the anxious eye of preservationists, and slip in an extra 27,000 square feet of new construction practically unnoticed — that’s the work of a reverse cat burglar.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 25 Mar. 2025
Then a group of women preservationists in Fairway lobbied the state to save it.
—Alfredo Sosa, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Mar. 2025
The chapel and long barrack are all that remain of the original compound, Lanham said, thanks to early 20th-century preservationists who fought to save them from development.
—Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for preservationist
conservator
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Even the rationale remains a bit unclear, other than to remove the FHFA as conservator.—
Ann Rutledge,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2025
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Ever since then, conservators at Texas A&M University’s Center for Maritime Archaeology and Conservation have been carefully preserving the vessel.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
28 May 2025
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“Preservationist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preservationist. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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