ransomer

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Noun
  • As the pandemic set in, Garrison occasionally drove downtown in his Cadillac and met with Claude Kelly, the public defender, in his deserted office.
    Patrick Radden Keefe, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
  • In the 11th minute, SDFC threatened to take a 2-0 lead when Valakari split a pair of Minnesota defenders before blasting a low attempt from the top of the box.
    Kyle Kensing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur (Disney+) Lunella Lafayette (voiced by Diamond White), a genius teen and protector of her New York City neighborhood, takes on the challenges of superhero life alongside her massive partner, Devil Dinosaur (Fred Tatasciore).
    Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 9 Apr. 2026
  • At only 6-foot-4, White is the NBA’s shortest rim-protector, someone who the Celtics have used in a new way this season — and with roaring success.
    Fred Katz, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • The District 130 school board is set to spend up to $150,000 on an outside custodian contract that its own custodians claim the district does not need.
    Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
  • The union represents more than 30,000 district employees, including teacher aides, bus drivers, cafeteria workers, computer techs, custodians and gardeners.
    Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • She’s accompanied by a chaperone/warder, Loti (Céline Menville), a Frenchwoman who has a mean way with a dagger, and cabin boy Blaster (Kayden Price).
    Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2025
  • Singh hails the series’ secondary and tertiary cast, who played warders and prisoners.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • There are 10 others — a bear, dragon, fox, knight, lion, marauder, mustang, red panda, watchman and wolf — that will be narrowed to a final three via a public voting process that ends Friday.
    Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Ideas like reparative journalism and sousveillance — an antonym for surveillance, concerning watching the watchmen in a reversal of power — earn fleeting mentions, but are never the focus of actual inquiry.
    Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 14 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Police said officers remained at the school as a precaution and said there was no need for parents or guardians to respond before dismissal.
    Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 8 Apr. 2026
  • While the breed’s protective instincts are part of its history as a working guardian dog, Fallon says that same quality can also feel empowering in her everyday life.
    Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 7 Apr. 2026
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“Ransomer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ransomer. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.

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