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
Common options include home safes, bank safe-deposit boxes and third-party bullion depositories.
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Roxanne Downer, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
According to investigators, the suspects typically forced entry by breaking windows and doors, then raided safes inside the homes.
—Abby Dodge, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2026
When a piano tuner’s extraordinary hearing reveals a knack for cracking safes, his quiet New York routine gives way to a risky life of crime—just as the possibility of love suggests another future.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 1 Apr. 2026
Hillbilly hippies with dreadlock beards buried safes in the woods containing hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash.
—Scott Eden, Rolling Stone, 1 Feb. 2026
Nayyar notes that friends who owned fireproof safes lost everything when even those protective measures proved insufficient against the extreme conditions.
—Esha Chhabra, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Converting an old bank into a banquet facility involved removing outside ATM lanes, converting the drive-thru into a glass-and-brick extension of the building, removing safes and turning the vault into a bridal suite, its doors becoming an decorative part of the design.
—Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2026
Woodall plays a talented piano tuner whose meticulous skills for tuning pianos lead him to discover an unexpected aptitude for cracking safes, turning his life upside down.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 14 Jan. 2026
There are 16 watch winders, eight drawers for jewelry, two safes, and an integrated flying tourbillon with a moon phase indication.
—Carol Besler, Robb Report, 18 Dec. 2024
Roxanne Downer, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
According to investigators, the suspects typically forced entry by breaking windows and doors, then raided safes inside the homes.
—Abby Dodge, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2026
When a piano tuner’s extraordinary hearing reveals a knack for cracking safes, his quiet New York routine gives way to a risky life of crime—just as the possibility of love suggests another future.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 1 Apr. 2026
Hillbilly hippies with dreadlock beards buried safes in the woods containing hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash.
—Scott Eden, Rolling Stone, 1 Feb. 2026
Nayyar notes that friends who owned fireproof safes lost everything when even those protective measures proved insufficient against the extreme conditions.
—Esha Chhabra, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Converting an old bank into a banquet facility involved removing outside ATM lanes, converting the drive-thru into a glass-and-brick extension of the building, removing safes and turning the vault into a bridal suite, its doors becoming an decorative part of the design.
—Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2026
Woodall plays a talented piano tuner whose meticulous skills for tuning pianos lead him to discover an unexpected aptitude for cracking safes, turning his life upside down.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 14 Jan. 2026
There are 16 watch winders, eight drawers for jewelry, two safes, and an integrated flying tourbillon with a moon phase indication.
—Carol Besler, Robb Report, 18 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for safes
vaults
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There’s a small fishpond near the west side of the lot, right next to the old nitrate vaults (which are empty).—
Chris Yogerst,
HollywoodReporter,
6 May 2026
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Where Banking History Meets Live Music The hotel’s name is, of course, a reference to a promissory note—and many of the original features, including seven bank vaults and safes, have been thoughtfully preserved and woven into the design.—
Lydia Mansel,
Southern Living,
6 May 2026
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“Safes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/safes. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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