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as in custodian
a person or group that watches over someone or something
in his role as warden of the school, a principal must provide a safe environment for the students
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Recent Examples of warden
In partnership with the West Virginia Division of Corrections, Smith trained over 230 sergeants in a single year, followed by sessions for lieutenants, captains, and wardens.
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Kevin Kruse, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
In June 2024, the sheriff's office announced that nine prison staff members, including then-warden Randall Hepp, were arrested and criminally charged in connection with deaths at the prison.
—Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 17 Sep. 2025
The previous warden, Guy Bosch, is taking on a leadership position at CoreCivic headquarters, the company said.
—Evan Mealins, Nashville Tennessean, 8 Sep. 2025
Eventually, the warden showed up and welcomed them to el infierno—hell.
—Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
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Kevin Kruse, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
In June 2024, the sheriff's office announced that nine prison staff members, including then-warden Randall Hepp, were arrested and criminally charged in connection with deaths at the prison.
—Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 17 Sep. 2025
The previous warden, Guy Bosch, is taking on a leadership position at CoreCivic headquarters, the company said.
—Evan Mealins, Nashville Tennessean, 8 Sep. 2025
Eventually, the warden showed up and welcomed them to el infierno—hell.
—Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for warden
Noun
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Mark Glende, Rosemount, is an elementary school custodian.—
Mark Glende,
Twin Cities,
15 Oct. 2025
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The most visible plans are those devised by the same international custodians who have engineered postwar order elsewhere in the Middle East.—
Mohammed R. Mhawish,
New Yorker,
14 Oct. 2025
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In the first half, a Roldan shot from distance had Aussie keeper Mathew Ryan beat, but went just wide.—
Braidon Nourse,
Denver Post,
15 Oct. 2025
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Senior Zookeeper Allison Jungheim, who serves on the alliance’s management group as well as the polar bear program leader and studbook keeper for all polar bears in North America, says there are 56 polar bears in human care in North America, with 37 of them in the United States.—
Molly Guthrey,
Twin Cities,
13 Oct. 2025
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Audience members must be at least 12 years old; anyone under 18 must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Oct. 2025
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According to The Cut, on top of paying for the unit, Williams's estate is responsible for the guardianship lawyer fees, paying her guardian, Sabrina Morrissey’s fees and her lawyer fees, who is on retainer at $10,000 a month.—
Janelle Ash,
FOXNews.com,
12 Oct. 2025
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In Season 1, Gillory was a janitor at the LAPD but become a full-time consultant after solving a murder case and impressing everyone with her IQ of 160.—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
13 Oct. 2025
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Low-wage service workers, including cleaners, janitors, security guards, cafeteria workers and other staffers who keep buildings operating, are often out of luck.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
7 Oct. 2025
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Many of those will turn over to Porter, as well as fellow guard Ryan Rollins.—
Fred Katz,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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The 6-foot-2 guard is entering his second season with the Kings after his rookie campaign was cut short due to a shoulder injury.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
15 Oct. 2025
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Our children stayed at the day care, but the process—there had been an investigation, in part prompted by us—had changed something in our relationship with the caretakers.—
Ayşegül Savaş,
New Yorker,
12 Oct. 2025
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Sebring was killed alongside Tate, the wife of director Roman Polanski, as well as coffee heiress Abigail Folger; her boyfriend, aspiring screenwriter Wojciech Frykowski; and recent high school graduate Steven Parent, who was visiting a property caretaker.—
Susan Young,
PEOPLE,
10 Oct. 2025
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She’s accompanied by a chaperone/warder, Loti (Céline Menville), a Frenchwoman who has a mean way with a dagger, and cabin boy Blaster (Kayden Price).—
Robert Lloyd,
Los Angeles Times,
29 June 2025
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Singh hails the series’ secondary and tertiary cast, who played warders and prisoners.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
12 Jan. 2025
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“Warden.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/warden. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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