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
The review also concluded that Epstein died by suicide while in custody at a Manhattan correctional facility in August 2019.
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Jacob Rosen, CBS News, 7 July 2025
The Kansas Bureau of Investigations is examining the death of an inmate who died while in custody Saturday.
—Kansas City Star, 6 July 2025
While conducting the search, four of the suspects were taken into custody along the wood line on Marston Street.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 4 July 2025
Illinois does not allow bail at all, and Aragon must remain in custody until the case is resolved, a judge ruled.
—Monica Hunter-Hart, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025
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Jacob Rosen, CBS News, 7 July 2025
The Kansas Bureau of Investigations is examining the death of an inmate who died while in custody Saturday.
—Kansas City Star, 6 July 2025
While conducting the search, four of the suspects were taken into custody along the wood line on Marston Street.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 4 July 2025
Illinois does not allow bail at all, and Aragon must remain in custody until the case is resolved, a judge ruled.
—Monica Hunter-Hart, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for custody
Noun
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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 12 Jul. 2025.
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