Preserve

Definitions

1. A sweet spread made of any of a variety of fruits.
   countable, uncountable
2. Conserve.
3. A reservation, a nature preserve.
   countable, uncountable
4. An exclusive area of activity.
   countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“Suppose⟳ Shakespeare had been knocked on the head some dark night in Sir Thomas Lucy's preserves, the world would have⟳ wagged on better or worse, the pitcher gone to the well, the scythe to the corn, and the student to his book; and no one been any the wiser of the loss.”

“Kids regard their tree houses as their own⟳ preserve⟳.”

“No one can argue⟳ with that—neither the Army Commander nor Zhilinsky nor even the Grand Duke. That is the Emperor’s preserve⟳. The Emperor says France must be saved. We can only do his bidding.”

“The ability to shift profits to low-tax countries by locating intellectual property in them, which is then licensed to related businesses in high-tax countries, is often assumed to be the preserve⟳ of high-tech companies.”

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