wardens

plural of warden
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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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as in keepers
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 According to the post, Kentucky State Police Aviation saw smoke in the area, and wardens and search and rescue personnel were able to access the location, near the headwaters of Cave Run Lake, using a boat. — Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 11 Sep. 2026 Game wardens did arrest nine people across Georgia for boating under the influence, the majority of whom were at Lake Lanier. — Dan Raby, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026 Wolff then stopped his vehicle and was questioned by wardens. — David Zeug, Outdoor Life, 3 Sep. 2026 Beyond the wardens, other long-term employees — including Doug Clark, the former deputy corrections secretary who served as interim warden after Young’s departure — have left the prison system over the past five years. — John Hult, States Newsroom, 6 Aug. 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
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Noun
  • But veteran guards such as Norman Powell don’t want to couch their inefficiency on the boards in any excuses about a new scheme.
    — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026
  • The roster still asks its young guards to learn how to run an NBA offense while carrying much of the responsibility for keeping it functional.
    — C.J. Holmes, New York Daily News, 1 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • Rotating in a product or two per trip is a low-stakes way to find keepers.
    — Ashley Lynch, Kansas City Star, 27 Oct. 2026
  • But just as meaningful - if not more so - is witnessing the increasing volume of players who seem like keepers.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 26 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • When custodians ignore or slow-walk responses, our FOIA rights diminish.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Broadridge is connected to issuers, broker-dealers, custodians and investors across the market, and the service has to work accurately across all of them.
    — Isabella Gao, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Shares of Kellermeyer Bergensons Services, whose janitors clean 2 billion square feet of commercial property every day, have been written down to nothing.
    — Ellen DiMauro, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Those excluded were primarily nurses, cooks and janitors stationed at state hospitals and prisons.
    — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • The Federal Trade Commission says parents and legal guardians can request a free credit freeze for children under 16.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2026
  • How can parents and guardians prepare their children — and themselves — in the days leading up to the time change?
    — Faye Chiu, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Perry and her husband, Robert, both previously busy with other things, suddenly find themselves caretakers sleeping on the floor of their patient’s bungalow.
    — The Week US, TheWeek, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Big cats have killed caretakers at other parks around the world in recent years.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Yeoman warders take part in the ceremonial search ahead of the state opening.
    — Alexander Smith, NBC news, 13 May 2026
Noun
  • Tuna are also ecologically important apex predators and serve as sentinels of ocean health.
    — Torben Rick, The Conversation, 12 Oct. 2026
  • The program finally comes to an end For more than 55 years, at least a handful of these satellites have been flying as silent sentinels—until last month.
    — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 2 Oct. 2026

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“Wardens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wardens. Accessed 3 Nov. 2026.

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