Both Uses

preserve
in
1st to Die, by Patterson
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Sticking out of Michael DeGeorge's unfastened khakis was the perfectly preserved remainder of his final erection.†
p. 131.9 *

preserved = protected or kept something as it was
Then he became calmer and wiped the sweat off his brow "I lied ...for Chessy ...to preserve my marriage."†
p. 312.3

Definitions:

(1) (preserve as in: preserve the records)
to protect something or to keep it as it is
(2) (preserve as in: preserve the peaches)
to prepare food in a way that keeps it from spoiling
(3) (preserve as in: a wildlife preserve)
protected wildlife area
(4) (preserve as in: no longer a male preserve)
something exclusive to (someone or some group) -- such as an activity or place
(5) (preserves as in: mom made preserves)
chunks of fruit cooked with sugar (like jam) and sealed (usually in a mason jar) so it will not spoil
(6) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)