Close
Close adjective - Having little space between items or parts.
Preserving and close are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Preserving" instead an adjective "Close".
Preserving
Preserving noun - The act or activity of keeping something in an existing and usually satisfactory condition.
Close and preserving are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Close" instead an adjective "Preserving".
Both words in one sentence
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He reverts to an arms-stretched out pose, and the camera changes view — to behind a drinks can, the close-up protruding straw◊ completely preserving Raiden's dignity.
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The crew don't believe any of this though, and with good reason: When one of the crew suggests that it might be another case of the Vorlons preserving a historical figure, another points out that the actual King Arthur would not speak anything even close to modern English.
Source: Beethoven Was an Alien Spy
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