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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 actress' friend and caretaker, Stacey Souther, announced her death on Facebook.
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Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Apr. 2026
What that’s code for — and what’s piquing Andrew’s caretaker tendencies along with his pheromones — is a certain kind of big-eyed helplessness.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 7 Apr. 2026
Meet Our 2026 Best for Baby Award Winners The Parents 2026 Best for Baby Awards features 100 products designed to help caretakers on their parenting journey.
—Laura Lu, Parents, 7 Apr. 2026
Iran’s political system positions the supreme leader as his caretaker.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 5 Apr. 2026
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Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Apr. 2026
What that’s code for — and what’s piquing Andrew’s caretaker tendencies along with his pheromones — is a certain kind of big-eyed helplessness.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 7 Apr. 2026
Meet Our 2026 Best for Baby Award Winners The Parents 2026 Best for Baby Awards features 100 products designed to help caretakers on their parenting journey.
—Laura Lu, Parents, 7 Apr. 2026
Iran’s political system positions the supreme leader as his caretaker.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 5 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for caretaker
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Bus drivers, custodians and special education workers will receive a 24% wage increase, increased hours that ensure healthcare benefits, and the district agreed to rescind layoffs for hundreds of IT technicians.—
Tom Wait,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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After serving as custodian of NBC’s late-night for years, George Cheeks, Paramount’s Chair of TV Media who oversees CBS, became the executive who last year canceled CBS’ venerable late-night franchise The Late Show.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
15 Apr. 2026
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The reason many of the remaining adults on Medicaid are not working is that they are retired, serving as a caregiver, or too sick, KFF has found.—
Samantha Liss,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
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According to the International End of Life Doula Association, the caregivers can offer psychosocial, emotional, spiritual and practical support.—
Pat Saperstein,
Variety,
14 Apr. 2026
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Third-string keeper Kayne Rizvanovich is one of the few additional players also on the California road trip.—
Andy Greder,
Twin Cities,
13 Apr. 2026
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Kalani Brundage slipped a slick pass over to Addison Smith who beat the Kingwood keeper with a low shot to the left side to give Forney a 1-0 lead in the 8th minute.—
Darren Lauber,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 Apr. 2026
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With the knife in her hand, Guzman approached the toddler and his guardian in a shopping aisle.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
15 Apr. 2026
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In New Jersey, lawmakers are considering a bill to amend a state law that allows parents to nominate standby, or temporary, guardians in the cases of death, incapacity, or debilitation.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
15 Apr. 2026
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The former series brought aliens to Earth; the latter followed two janitors accidentally launched into space.—
Carmel Dagan,
Variety,
13 Apr. 2026
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Joining Monday’s protest was Maxime Excellence, a 49-year-old factory janitor, who worried about rising transportation prices, among other things.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
13 Apr. 2026
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If that is the case, the warden announces on the intercom system that the sentence was carried out and witnesses are directed to exit.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 Apr. 2026
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The sheriff also said the warden had reached out regarding an allegation of an incident under the Prison Rape Elimination Act, but then did not call the department back to further investigate.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Caretaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caretaker. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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