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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
On January 20th, Senators Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff toured the facility and spoke with the warden as part of an oversight visit.
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Oren Peleg, New Yorker, 28 Jan. 2026
The firing squad would be made up of five Department of Correction officers selected by the warden.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2026
Meanwhile, Nina Hobbs (Edie Falco), the season's new warden, is collapsing under the weight of her debt to the Colombians, who've forced her into doing their dirty work.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Dec. 2025
The warden of the detention center told reporters and one of Vizguerra’s lawyers that media and other observers were prohibited from watching because of the attention the case had received.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 23 Dec. 2025
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Oren Peleg, New Yorker, 28 Jan. 2026
The firing squad would be made up of five Department of Correction officers selected by the warden.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2026
Meanwhile, Nina Hobbs (Edie Falco), the season's new warden, is collapsing under the weight of her debt to the Colombians, who've forced her into doing their dirty work.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Dec. 2025
The warden of the detention center told reporters and one of Vizguerra’s lawyers that media and other observers were prohibited from watching because of the attention the case had received.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 23 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for warden
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In addition to depository audits, gold IRA custodians also maintain records of each account's holdings, creating multiple layers of oversight.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
12 Mar. 2026
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For retirement accounts, both companies work with third-party custodians to administer precious metals IRAs and manage storage requirements.—
Nick Perry,
USA Today,
12 Mar. 2026
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Both keepers had three saves in a scoreless first half.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
8 Mar. 2026
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Oh, but the keeper of the gates herself is here tonight, too.—
Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
8 Mar. 2026
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Teens and guardians can also request women drivers on demand through Uber’s teen accounts.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
10 Mar. 2026
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Authorities of the Taliban's ministry for the prevention of vice and promotion of virtue have, at random times through Afghanistan, imposed one of their rules, which prohibit women and girls from being in public without a male guardian — which can even be a boy.—
Ruchi Kumar,
NPR,
9 Mar. 2026
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The documents also detail the scale of the personnel required to build and manage the temporary lock-up, from janitors to laundry workers to cooks, translators to legal case managers to IT staff.—
Kate Payne,
Sun Sentinel,
2 Mar. 2026
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The audience was previously told that that problem was meant to be incredibly difficult, taking years of expert thinking to resolve, yet it was quickly worked out by Damon’s insightful janitor in just moments.—
Manon Bischoff,
Scientific American,
1 Mar. 2026
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In these situations, fire watch guards may be assigned to monitor the property when regular staff is unavailable.—
Matthew Kayser,
Miami Herald,
11 Mar. 2026
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Smart played his usual smothering defense, doing a very good job in limiting Timberwolves All-Star guard Anthony Edwards to just 14 points on two-for-15 shooting from the field and one-for-10 from three-point range.—
Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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So there is a dispute over who should be the caretaker of these sculptures.—
Nina Metz,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Mar. 2026
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The complaint filed by Saxon alleges Ye hired Saxon as a project manager, whose roles included being full-time security and a live-in caretaker for the property.—
Angeline Jane Bernabe,
ABC News,
6 Mar. 2026
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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 13 Mar. 2026.
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