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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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as in keeper
a person who takes care of a property sometimes for an absent owner served as warden for the country estate

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Recent Examples of warden The warden and paramedics used a boat to find the students and rescue them. Amy McDaniel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Apr. 2025 The afternoon of June 3, the park said rangers and more than 30 wardens from the Maine Warden Service, found no trace of Tim and Esther Keiderling on Katahdin. Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 3 June 2025 An associate warden at the prison said he was not authorized to speak to the media. Ames Alexander, Charlotte Observer, 30 May 2025 Purdy, known to her family as Bez Purdy, was loved by the Broomfield community and had been a church warden for 20 years before her untimely death, per the statement. Lesley Cosme Torres, People.com, 27 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for warden
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Noun
  • But unless data is truly replicated widely, availability still hinges on just a few custodians.
    Viktor Trón, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
  • The showrunners have worked closely with the Preservation Society of Newport County, custodian of more than a dozen historic residences, to get the kind of access that’s rarely granted to film crews.
    Brent Lang, Variety, 20 June 2025
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  • Isabella’s a keeper with an assistant-manager title in the near future.
    Eddie Mouradian, Vulture, 7 Apr. 2025
  • Callender was back in his usual role as Inter Miami’s starting keeper on Sunday night against Toronto FC at Chase Stadium.
    Andre Fernandez, Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2025
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  • Parents and guardians earning $200,000 a year or less are eligible to claim the full $2,000 credit per child through tax year 2025.
    Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 26 June 2025
  • Researchers gave the species a new common name: the Palawan guardian frog.
    Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 24 June 2025
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  • Over a decades-long tenure at SEIU, Huerta oversaw organizing campaigns involving thousands of janitors and other service workers.
    Max Zahn, ABC News, 10 June 2025
  • At 55, Goodall worked as a middle school janitor in Terre Haute, Ind.
    Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 27 May 2025
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  • The Pacers guard, who’d been playing through an ankle sprain, was sick of hearing about what Indiana had just accomplished.
    James Boyd, New York Times, 21 June 2025
  • Correction officials have blamed the rising population on the fallout from the 22-day state prison guards strike several months ago.
    Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 21 June 2025
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  • The agency’s own policy requires detaining noncitizen parents or legal guardians, who are primary caretakers or have custody of minor children, in facilities close to their children.
    Kimmy Yam, NBC news, 13 June 2025
  • Thanks to her bellowing sound, the brave caretaker saw the animal in danger and quickly jumped in the water to lift it to dry land.
    Allison Moses, USA Today, 13 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
  • Turns out the dude isn't foe, but friend… the warder of a Yellow Ajah named Ryma, who wants to protect them.
    Alex Raiman, EW.com, 15 Sep. 2023

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“Warden.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/warden. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.

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