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noun

as in vault
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 safe
Adjective
Maintain a safe distance from water, wet items, and metal objects. Kansas City Star, 12 July 2025 If the sky becomes threatening and thunder can be heard, find a safe place to shelter. Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 12 July 2025
Noun
But Lee Foster — the former intern who became the space’s co-owner in 2010, after helping rescue it from financial ruin — keeps his drawings by the singer-songwriter Daniel Johnston in a small safe in the corner of his office, each page bound in plastic in a lime-green three-ring binder. Grayson Haver Currin Eli Durst, New York Times, 1 May 2025 Arrested Decades After 1986 Killing of Beloved Real Estate Developer Who Was Shot in Office Julie Mitchell's body had been found in the master bedroom closet of their home and $30,000 was reportedly missing from a closet safe, The Oklahoman reported. Becca Longmire, People.com, 5 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for safe
Recent Examples of Synonyms for safe
Adjective
  • While their Medicaid enrollment appears to be secure, at least for now, the new law adds red tape and more opportunities for enrollees like the O'Banners to fall through the cracks and lose coverage.
    Stephanie Innes, AZCentral.com, 23 July 2025
  • In Espejo’s view, everybody wins: insurers have a secure market (albeit with less flexibility).
    Christine Ro, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
Adjective
  • Haslam’s emphasis on NATO expansion as a precipitating cause of the war in Ukraine ought to be uncontroversial.
    Samuel Moyn, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025
  • Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker were on hand to give friendly, uncontroversial welcomes.
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 23 June 2025
Adjective
  • Be cautious using public Wi-Fi Avoid logging into accounts on public Wi-Fi or always use a VPN.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 20 July 2025
  • No, things aren’t all roses, but at least some cautious optimism is in order.
    Bruce Yandle, Boston Herald, 18 July 2025
Adjective
  • Some abnormalities are usually harmless, but others, such as bloody or pencil-thin stools, can be serious.
    Sarah Garone, Health, 30 July 2025
  • That hold harmless provision, however, didn’t seem to make a dent in public school advocates’ opposition, Creighton said.
    Keri Heath, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
Adjective
  • One of his key issues remains securing clean, reliable water supplies for rural and tribal communities in need.
    Arlyssa D. Becenti, AZCentral.com, 23 July 2025
  • By the time Osbourne returned to Milwaukee for a March 5, 1984, concert at the Arena, his concerts had a reliable opening act: protesters outside the venue, criticizing Osbourne and rockers like him for performing the devil's music.
    Chris Foran, jsonline.com, 23 July 2025
Noun
  • Most of the committee’s work was done in a secure records vault at CIA Headquarters.
    Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 1 Aug. 2025
  • In true Ocean’s fashion, the plot is locked in the vault.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 31 July 2025
Adjective
  • If the number is negative, there are fewer jobs than in the previous month; if the number is positive, there are more jobs.
    Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
  • So obviously the word of mouth is very positive both here and everywhere else.
    Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 20 July 2025
Adjective
  • State officials are careful to identify the correct individual with the precise address before sending any money.
    Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 25 July 2025
  • However, realizing these benefits demands careful tool selection, integration, oversight and governance.
    John Arsneault, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025

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“Safe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/safe. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.

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