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as in custodian
a person or group that watches over someone or something
in his role as warden of the school, a principal must provide a safe environment for the students
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Recent Examples of warden
Former wardens criticized the prison system's drug-treatment program and inmate security classification practices.
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Perry Vandell, AZCentral.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Until a new warden is hired, an assistant warden will lead the jail on an interim basis, Martinez said.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
Benanti's character will no doubt cross paths with Falco's warden, Nina Hobbs.
—EW.com, 24 Aug. 2025
There, he and a group of other boys are tasked with digging holes every day under the watch of the strict warden.
—Meredith Wilshere, People.com, 23 Aug. 2025
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Perry Vandell, AZCentral.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Until a new warden is hired, an assistant warden will lead the jail on an interim basis, Martinez said.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
Benanti's character will no doubt cross paths with Falco's warden, Nina Hobbs.
—EW.com, 24 Aug. 2025
There, he and a group of other boys are tasked with digging holes every day under the watch of the strict warden.
—Meredith Wilshere, People.com, 23 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for warden
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Cloudflare, just like custodians of all web properties, has an affirmative duty to secure the service.—
Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
4 Sep. 2025
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To mitigate this, business leaders need a data owner, data steward, data custodian and data protection officer in their data governance team.—
Jagadish Gokavarapu,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Red Oak scored back-to-back TDs in the second period, as Thomas powered in for a two-yard TD run and Middleton scored on a 17-yard keeper.—
Mike Waters,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Sep. 2025
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Nordstrom Rack Double Keeper Belt Nordstrom Rack is replete with black belts that won’t break the bank — one of them being this slim leather belt with a gold buckle and two gold keepers, which comes in sizes small to extra large.—
Izzy Baskette,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
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The entire nest changes, the child changes and the parents/guardians change.—
Tembi Locke,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
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Leaders who grasp this framework will see themselves not just as managers of tasks but as architects of signals, stewards of patterns, cultivators of pathways, and guardians of heuristics.—
Scott Hutcheson,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Peter Dinklage stars as Winston Gooze, a janitor who gets transformed into a grotesque mutant after a bizarre accident.—
Savannah Salazar,
Vulture,
30 Aug. 2025
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But with Winston’s newfound powers as the Toxic Avenger, Garbinger soon comes to regret his decision to neglect the janitor-turned-superhero who dispatches of the bad guys in particularly gruesome ways.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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Dermish launched businesses to support the industry, offering everything from guards for drill sites to housing for oil field workers.—
ProPublica,
ProPublica,
4 Sep. 2025
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Bronny, the son of LeBron James, joined his father on the Los Angeles Lakers when the NBA team selected the freshman guard from the University of Southern California as the 55th overall pick in the second round of the 2024 NBA draft.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
People.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Instead, have a non-breastfeeding caretaker take charge of the post-feeding settling process, recommends Golshevksy.—
Tom Huddleston Jr.,
CNBC,
7 Sep. 2025
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Meet Paddy Lynch — undertaker and caretaker of a quirky collection of Detroit businesses.—
Susan Selasky,
Freep.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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She’s accompanied by a chaperone/warder, Loti (Céline Menville), a Frenchwoman who has a mean way with a dagger, and cabin boy Blaster (Kayden Price).—
Robert Lloyd,
Los Angeles Times,
29 June 2025
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Singh hails the series’ secondary and tertiary cast, who played warders and prisoners.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
12 Jan. 2025
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“Warden.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/warden. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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