as in custodians
a person or group that watches over someone or something
those self-appointed minders of other people's morals
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Recent Examples of minders
Word has it that as the team was passing through border security--on the way back to Iran--each woman was taken aside to speak to Australian officials and interpreters without minders listening in.
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Arkansas Online, 12 Mar. 2026
Australian Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke said the chance for the players to consider asylum came down to last-minute discussions at Sydney Airport where the women were separated from their minders and had time to call their families.
—Bryan Llenas , Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 11 Mar. 2026
Burke said most members of the Iranian delegation had the opportunity for a private meeting with officials – facilitated by a heavy police presence to separate them from Iranian minders.
—Christina MacFarlane, CNN Money, 10 Mar. 2026
The Guardian reported that a number of players had escaped their government minders after their match and were in police protective custody.
—Yarden Segev, NBC news, 9 Mar. 2026
Here are etiquette rules that professional minders of Ps and Qs say might be negotiable these days.
—Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 26 Nov. 2025
The double-cross at Piccadilly Circus is inevitable, but the episode plays the sequence elegantly, intercutting Tara’s effort to give her minders the slip with the Park’s feckless attempt to manage a breach in the MI5 database.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2025
Mielants keeps his movie’s volume at 11, robbing these kids (and their minders) of any quieter nuance that might humanize them.
—Richard Lawson, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025
Arkansas Online, 12 Mar. 2026
Australian Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke said the chance for the players to consider asylum came down to last-minute discussions at Sydney Airport where the women were separated from their minders and had time to call their families.
—Bryan Llenas , Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 11 Mar. 2026
Burke said most members of the Iranian delegation had the opportunity for a private meeting with officials – facilitated by a heavy police presence to separate them from Iranian minders.
—Christina MacFarlane, CNN Money, 10 Mar. 2026
The Guardian reported that a number of players had escaped their government minders after their match and were in police protective custody.
—Yarden Segev, NBC news, 9 Mar. 2026
Here are etiquette rules that professional minders of Ps and Qs say might be negotiable these days.
—Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 26 Nov. 2025
The double-cross at Piccadilly Circus is inevitable, but the episode plays the sequence elegantly, intercutting Tara’s effort to give her minders the slip with the Park’s feckless attempt to manage a breach in the MI5 database.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2025
Mielants keeps his movie’s volume at 11, robbing these kids (and their minders) of any quieter nuance that might humanize them.
—Richard Lawson, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for minders
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This lets banks, exchanges, digital wallets, and custodians earn rewards from cryptocurrencies like Ethereum and Solana across more than 40 blockchain networks, without having to build or run their own systems.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
17 Apr. 2026
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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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Suarez will be fighting for time on a roster that is loaded with forwards and big guards.—
Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
14 Apr. 2026
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Pebley believes her Latson will learn a lot from two of the craftiest guards in the game.—
John Davis,
Daily News,
14 Apr. 2026
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If one or both parents or guardians can't be present, additional documentation showing their consent is required.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
10 Apr. 2026
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The Federalist Society and its liberal cousin, the American Constitution Society, serve as guardians of the separate ecosystems in which the jurists live, socialize, and build their reputations.—
Peter S. Canellos,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2026
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The infant's mother, Jindou, delivered her baby in front of a handful of keepers and visitors who were lucky enough to witness the milestone.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
8 Apr. 2026
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Then the scenario shifts to a more straightforward sprint through on goal, with the alternating keepers instructed to be aggressive rushing off their line.—
Liam Twomey,
New York Times,
2 Apr. 2026
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The state wardens and other cops who knew and worked with Bob Markle weren’t just honoring his memory by attending his funeral.—
Dave Duffey,
Outdoor Life,
26 Mar. 2026
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Armas said the prison wardens never switched off the lights.—
Manuel Rueda,
NPR,
20 Mar. 2026
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The video shows Robinson, also known as Mike King, and Crockett's other bodyguards allegedly assaulting two men at a public event while Dallas police officers appeared to stand by, refusing to intervene.—
J.D. Miles,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
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Three days later, Rich Kelly, the Marshals Service’s associate director for operations, authorized the waivers, granting the bodyguards an exception to the usual eligibility requirements.—
David Ingram,
NBC news,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Minders.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minders. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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