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as in caregiver
a person who has responsibility for the care of another
most primary caretakers of elderly parents are women
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Recent Examples of caretaker
The petition also names John Amos’ former caretaker Belinda Foster, close associate Eugene Brummett and his production banner Step and One Half Productions.
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Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 21 Aug. 2025
Shortly after the birth, zoo caretakers separated the animals for the health of both of them, Family Farm Assistant Curator Bridget Carpenter explained in a video posted by the zoo.
—Jordyn Noennig, jsonline.com, 20 Aug. 2025
The centerpiece of the property is a 2,300-square-foot ranch house, surrounded by a caretaker’s home, a barn, a four-car garage, sheds and corrals.
—David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 16 Aug. 2025
The woman has memory issues and may have wandered off from a caretaker, police said.
—Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025
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Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 21 Aug. 2025
Shortly after the birth, zoo caretakers separated the animals for the health of both of them, Family Farm Assistant Curator Bridget Carpenter explained in a video posted by the zoo.
—Jordyn Noennig, jsonline.com, 20 Aug. 2025
The centerpiece of the property is a 2,300-square-foot ranch house, surrounded by a caretaker’s home, a barn, a four-car garage, sheds and corrals.
—David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 16 Aug. 2025
The woman has memory issues and may have wandered off from a caretaker, police said.
—Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for caretaker
Noun
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Cloudflare, just like custodians of all web properties, has an affirmative duty to secure the service.—
Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
4 Sep. 2025
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To mitigate this, business leaders need a data owner, data steward, data custodian and data protection officer in their data governance team.—
Jagadish Gokavarapu,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Unlike many providers, Trevor’s Place requires parent and caregiver education alongside therapy for children.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
29 Aug. 2025
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More recent work shows that what protects infants in these moments isn’t their temperament or demographics but their caregiver’s ability to repair those ruptures with sensitivity.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Red Oak scored back-to-back TDs in the second period, as Thomas powered in for a two-yard TD run and Middleton scored on a 17-yard keeper.—
Mike Waters,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Sep. 2025
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Nordstrom Rack Double Keeper Belt Nordstrom Rack is replete with black belts that won’t break the bank — one of them being this slim leather belt with a gold buckle and two gold keepers, which comes in sizes small to extra large.—
Izzy Baskette,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The entire nest changes, the child changes and the parents/guardians change.—
Tembi Locke,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
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Leaders who grasp this framework will see themselves not just as managers of tasks but as architects of signals, stewards of patterns, cultivators of pathways, and guardians of heuristics.—
Scott Hutcheson,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Mowry’s journey from janitor to partner underscores the family-like environment that defines Atlanta Auto Brokers.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
22 Aug. 2025
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And there is good reason companies still employ janitors to sweep floors despite the invention of the Roomba and commercial versions of robotic sweepers like Avidbots’ Neo.—
Will Yakowicz,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Travis Scott, a former warden who ended his career spanning three decades by retiring in May, criticized the agency’s Medication-Assisted Treatment program, which was enacted to help inmates with substance abuse issues overcome their addiction.—
Perry Vandell,
AZCentral.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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Until a new warden is hired, an assistant warden will lead the jail on an interim basis, Martinez said.—
Alexandra Kukulka,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Caretaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caretaker. Accessed 5 Sep. 2025.
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