conserve
verb (used with object)
to prevent injury, decay, waste, or loss of.
are conserving
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present progressiveof conserve.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Companies are conserving cash by reducing or stopping crypto acquisitions, with Strategy establishing a $1.44 billion reserve for payments.
From Barron's ● Dec. 30, 2025
Utility operators are conserving their inventory of parts and equipment as they plan for severe storms.
From Reuters ● Jun. 29, 2022
It's her job to draw up Shetland's route map to net zero - the point where the islands are conserving more carbon than they emit.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2021
Meanwhile, medical workers are conserving protective masks and gowns by re-using them.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 27, 2020
This great group of men has entered upon its work on a purely voluntary basis; no military training is involved and we are conserving not only our natural resources, but our human resources.
From The Fireside Chats of Franklin Delano Roosevelt by Franklin Delano Roosevelt
