safes

plural of safe
as in vaults
a specially reinforced container to keep valuables safe the hotel recommended that we keep all our valuables in its safe during our stay

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Recent Examples of safes Apartments could come with little more than a sink, leaving tenants to supply everything from shelves to food safes. — Tara Anne Dalbow, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 2026 Utilize 24/7 alarms with CCTV to monitor the perimeter of your business, the inside, and any objects or merchandise that may be targeted, such as ATMs, safes, and cash registers. — Tara Molina, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026 This $14 set is a fraction of the price of many portable safes and can come in handy throughout your entire trip. — Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 5 Oct. 2026 The event featured live music, free giveaways that included Chromebooks, gas cards and biometric gun safes, and presentations from guests who spoke about safety. — David Sharos, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026 The group shattered windows, stole or attempted to steal cash, register drawers and safes. — Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 7 Aug. 2026 Borg and another unidentified suspect were seen on video breaking into a district building in Challenger Drive in Alameda and making off with two safes, according to police. — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 21 July 2026 There were no gun safes or locks found during a search of the home, per the outlet. — Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 18 July 2026 The safes had been seized in a pot shop raid, a source within the Sheriff’s Office said. — Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 16 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for safes
vaults
Noun
  • Ciarán himself has spent an itinerant four years since Brockhampton’s dissolution in 2022 crafting Róisín, a solo debut that looks back through today’s bedroom-pop bricolage into the roomy vaults of D’Angelo and Prince.
    — H.D. Angel, Pitchfork, 9 Nov. 2026
  • LastPass, for example, has been breached a couple of times, but the attackers made off with contact data like names and email addresses, never vaults.
    — Alan Henry, PC Magazine, 6 Nov. 2026

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“Safes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/safes. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026.

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