Thesaurus results for WARDENS

wardens

noun

plural of warden

as in guards

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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a person who takes care of a property sometimes for an absent owner served as warden for the country estate

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Recent Examples of wardens Wolff then stopped his vehicle and was questioned by wardens. — David Zeug, Outdoor Life, 3 Sep. 2026 The encounter fortunately ended without anyone being injured, but Parks Canada wardens were able to identify the hikers after the video was posted online and racked up millions of views. — Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 26 July 2026 Texas Parks and Wildlife Department — Game wardens, rescue boat teams and helicopters with hoist capability to assist with water rescues. — Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 14 July 2026 Exceptions include their use by police officers or animal wardens in an official capacity, at an archery club or paintball gun club, at a public or private range designed for that purpose, or to protect human life or property. — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2026 There’s also a tiny museum and a house where the island’s wardens live. — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 8 July 2026 At least two Colorado prison wardens participated in a racist, homophobic group chat on both personal and work cellphones for years, prompting an internal investigation into their conduct that has stretched for 15 months. — Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 29 June 2026 The juvenile bear’s wander across campus late Thursday and early Friday prompted an advisory to students and a search by UC Davis police and wardens from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife as well as Yolo County Animal Control. — Allison Gibson, Sacbee.com, 15 May 2026

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The Earl of Nithsdale broke out of the Tower of London by dressing as a lady-in-waiting and slipping past the guards.

— Bill Reinhard, New York Daily News, 6 Sep. 2026
Unfortunately, the less said about China’s guards, the better; their main job is to get the ball past half court without turning it over and then feed the bigs.

— Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of guards

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That could bode well for 6-foot-4 keepers Andersen and Jarry, while Levi’s 6-foot frame, combined with his professional inexperience, could hold him back.

— Janson Duench, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Occupied by volunteer lighthouse keepers who live in the keeper’s quarters each summer, the lighthouse is only accessible by a 2-mile hike (4 miles round trip) along a sandy lakeside trail.

— Midwest Living, Midwest Living, 18 Aug. 2026

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Today, fifth-generation Fiorentinos are the custodians of this old-world, grandest of grand hotels, nearing its 200th anniversary.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Sep. 2026
Many of them had saved money while toiling as farmworkers, cooks, custodians and construction workers.

— Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of custodians

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The film imagines a colorful, family-friendly realm concealed just under the surface of video games themselves, populated by a covert guild of guardians tasked with keeping each title operating and preserving every player’s journey.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 1 Sep. 2026
Parents or guardians of babies born between 2025 and 2028 who open an account, which is tax-deferred, will receive the $1,000 initial deposit from the Treasury.

— Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of guardians

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During his testimony, the prosecution produced a spiral notebook in which Clancy had left instructions for caretakers on when to put down the baby, which vegetables to prepare for dinner, how to cut up the sweet potatoes.

— Eren Orbey, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026
In Manon Coubia’s visually arresting film Forest High, solo caretakers keep the fires burning in a remote Alpine chalet where weary hikers find modest lodgings.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of caretakers

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In the film, robotic sentinels have been constructed to kill all mutants and any humans harboring them.

— Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 18 July 2026
Here and there, fire, wind, and flood would have broken the forest into a mosaic of old and new, grass and forest, shrubs and sentinels.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 June 2026

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