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Recent Examples of preservative
All were in fine to near-mint condition thanks to the preservative climate in the Northern California attic.
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Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 23 Nov. 2025
In one of its first actions, the new advisory committee called for the removal of the preservative thimerosal used in a small fraction of flu vaccines, even though safety concerns about it have also been debunked.
—NPR, 20 Nov. 2025
In its first meeting, for instance, Kennedy’s ACIP voted to remove recommendations for flu vaccines that contain the preservative thimerosal, following the counsel of an anti-vaccine activist.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 3 Oct. 2025
June 26, 2025 ACIP recommends an RSV monoclonal antibody shot for babies but recommends against flu vaccines containing the preservative thimerosal.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2025
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Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 23 Nov. 2025
In one of its first actions, the new advisory committee called for the removal of the preservative thimerosal used in a small fraction of flu vaccines, even though safety concerns about it have also been debunked.
—NPR, 20 Nov. 2025
In its first meeting, for instance, Kennedy’s ACIP voted to remove recommendations for flu vaccines that contain the preservative thimerosal, following the counsel of an anti-vaccine activist.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 3 Oct. 2025
June 26, 2025 ACIP recommends an RSV monoclonal antibody shot for babies but recommends against flu vaccines containing the preservative thimerosal.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for preservative
protective
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Rabell was pressured to sign money transfers and a power of attorney document and pay a $2,000 deposit to an owner, adult protective investigator Eneida Senrra said under oath to Gardner, the Inspector General investigator.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
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Once Orion blazes through Earth's atmosphere, a protective heat shield will be cast off to make way for parachutes to deploy and slow the vehicle down.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Preservative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preservative. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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