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
The men found information on target businesses and used pry bars and sledgehammers to break into buildings and open safes that stored pull-tab proceeds, the complaint states.
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Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 28 May 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, 28 May 2026
Documents were deliberately burned, safes were breached, and what sensitive military documents survived were ripped and charred.
—Amer Matar, The Dial, 26 May 2026
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
Common options include home safes, bank safe-deposit boxes and third-party bullion depositories.
—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
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
Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 28 May 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, 28 May 2026
Documents were deliberately burned, safes were breached, and what sensitive military documents survived were ripped and charred.
—Amer Matar, The Dial, 26 May 2026
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
Common options include home safes, bank safe-deposit boxes and third-party bullion depositories.
—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
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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Some gold ETFs directly invest in bullion kept in vaults, while others invest in shares of mining companies that tend to follow the price of gold while also being swayed by the companies’ management decisions, efficiency and financials.—
Liz Knueven,
CNBC,
4 June 2026
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First, certain fields, such as website URLs, remained unencrypted in vaults.—
Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
4 June 2026
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“Safes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/safes. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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