CONSERVANCY Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

conservancy

noun

kən-ˈsər-vən(t)-sē

Definition of conservancy

as in preservation

the careful maintaining and protection of something valuable especially in its natural or original state she's devoted her life to conservancy of the rain forest

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Recent Examples of conservancy There have been eight such incidents in the last 13 months, according to the conservancy, including one in January where a horse ran into traffic and struck several cars. — Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 19 June 2026 Also Ol Seki is located on a conservancy not a national park. — Judy Koutsky, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026 Sullivan was hired to take over the conservancy after a crisis developed when its CFO was found to have embezzled millions from the non-profit, was found guilty and is now serving time in jail. — Carol Cain, CBS News, 12 June 2026 Meantime, the developer of an ultraluxurious resort going up next door at the shuttered George Williams College has put 90 acres adjacent to the site into a nature conservancy. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for conservancy

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Though the fight to maintain offline access to physical games is happening in the present, the preservation effort is really focused on the future.

— Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 30 July 2026
The outage occurred as tensions around the preservation of physical media are already running high.

— Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 29 July 2026

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Noun

States set policy guardrails States are increasingly stepping in to set limits on HOA authority when private rules conflict with broader public interests related to renewable energy, wildlife conservation and water-saving landscaping.

— Daniel Kramer, The Conversation, 3 Aug. 2026
While conservation measures were initially voluntary, Magyar’s government on Saturday issued a decree allowing for them to be made mandatory for large industrial or commercial consumers.

— Justin Spike, Fortune, 3 Aug. 2026

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