as in custody
responsibility for the safety and well-being of someone or something
while she was away on business, the single mom entrusted her daughter into her in-laws' safekeeping
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Recent Examples of safekeeping
An officer grabbed the man's dog for safekeeping as the suspect was taken into custody.
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Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Aug. 2025
And if leadership is concerned about a service member's stability, Bumgarner said the normal protocol is to ask the soldier to turn in their weapons for safekeeping.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 7 Aug. 2025
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Federal Reserve Board, and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency issued a joint statement on risk-management considerations for crypto-asset safekeeping.
—Cleve Mesidor, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2025
Both the card and ball will go home with his parents for safekeeping.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 27 July 2025
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Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Aug. 2025
And if leadership is concerned about a service member's stability, Bumgarner said the normal protocol is to ask the soldier to turn in their weapons for safekeeping.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 7 Aug. 2025
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Federal Reserve Board, and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency issued a joint statement on risk-management considerations for crypto-asset safekeeping.
—Cleve Mesidor, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2025
Both the card and ball will go home with his parents for safekeeping.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 27 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for safekeeping
Noun
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Melanie Torres, a spokesperson for the District Attorney’s Office, did not respond to a request for comment on Loewen’s custody status.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
12 Nov. 2025
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McClure would briefly lose custody of her children later that year after they were taken to a hospital with several marks, welts and bruises, the lawsuit alleges.—
Noe Padilla,
IndyStar,
11 Nov. 2025
Noun
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But the care and keeping of me?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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Any infants experiencing symptoms should have their care provider contacted immediately.—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
9 Nov. 2025
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“Safekeeping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/safekeeping. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.
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