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
In some cases, as with Brown’s safes, the storage can be dual purpose, avoiding the need for additional space or investment.
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Jamie Gold, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
In general, safes are sturdier and have thicker walls and doors than lockboxes.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
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
There are tons of options for firearm storage - gun safes, gun lock boxes, Pelican cases - and each of these different kinds of devices have different kinds of locking mechanisms.
—Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2024
Locked doors and safes and weapon chests still almost always have nothing of value in them.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
Jamie Gold, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
In general, safes are sturdier and have thicker walls and doors than lockboxes.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
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
There are tons of options for firearm storage - gun safes, gun lock boxes, Pelican cases - and each of these different kinds of devices have different kinds of locking mechanisms.
—Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2024
Locked doors and safes and weapon chests still almost always have nothing of value in them.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for safes
vaults
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Cole Hutson, like his brother Lane, vaults up into the top group of prospects following a great 18-year-old season at Boston University.—
Corey Pronman,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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The maker of Passwordstate, an enterprise-grade password manager for storing companies’ most privileged credentials, is urging them to promptly install an update fixing a high-severity vulnerability that hackers can exploit to gain administrative access to their vaults.—
Andrew Cunningham,
ArsTechnica,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Safes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/safes. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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