as in care
responsibility for the safety and well-being of someone or something
the government department having custody of all official state gifts
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Recent Examples of custody
Government Roles and Court Impact McShane served as a child and family investigator in court custody cases across Colorado.
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Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 June 2025
The Biden-era program was created to provide humanitarian support like food, medical care, hygiene and shelter to migrants processed and released from DHS custody.
—Karina Tsui, CNN Money, 24 June 2025
After the graduation, one senior said in an interview that his father did not attend over fears that he might be taken into custody by immigration agents.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2025
He was later located driving the vehicle and taken into custody by the MDSO Homicide Bureau.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 13 June 2025
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Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 June 2025
The Biden-era program was created to provide humanitarian support like food, medical care, hygiene and shelter to migrants processed and released from DHS custody.
—Karina Tsui, CNN Money, 24 June 2025
After the graduation, one senior said in an interview that his father did not attend over fears that he might be taken into custody by immigration agents.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2025
He was later located driving the vehicle and taken into custody by the MDSO Homicide Bureau.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 13 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for custody
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The cooling station — a partnership among Gastonia, Gaston County and HealthNet Gaston, the lead agency for the county’s continuum of care — opened Friday after the community raised concerns about the need for a place for the unhoused to escape the heat.—
Briah Lumpkins,
Charlotte Observer,
1 July 2025
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With more than 750 products across makeup, skin and hair care and coloring, L’Oréal Paris ranks as the biggest beauty brand in the world.—
Noor Lobad,
Footwear News,
1 July 2025
Noun
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In traditional robots, a control system analyzes sensory data and tells the machine what to do.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
29 June 2025
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Ranged across the top of the SoundLink Plus there is a strip of soft-touch controls for turning the speaker on and off, initiating Bluetooth pairing, syncing with other Bose speakers, as well as playing and pausing music, skipping tracks and adjusting volume levels.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2025
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Tucker still has the baseball stowed away somewhere in his home for safekeeping.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
28 June 2025
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It was authenticated before being handed over to the Royals for safekeeping.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
29 May 2025
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“Custody.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/custody. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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