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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
Game wardens responded to the scene and fatally shot the animal, officials said.
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Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2025
As for the bear, two wardens with AGFC responded to the scene and found the animal still in the area.
—Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
Game wardens were dispatched to the Mulberry Mountain area of Franklin County when the man’s son noticed the attack, officials said.
—Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2025
Former wardens criticized the prison system's drug-treatment program and inmate security classification practices.
—Perry Vandell, AZCentral.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Between tireless searches for survivors and cleanup work, the wardens pushed aside desks to make room for cots in classrooms and showered in bare locker rooms.
—Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2025
Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2025
As for the bear, two wardens with AGFC responded to the scene and found the animal still in the area.
—Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
Game wardens were dispatched to the Mulberry Mountain area of Franklin County when the man’s son noticed the attack, officials said.
—Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2025
Former wardens criticized the prison system's drug-treatment program and inmate security classification practices.
—Perry Vandell, AZCentral.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Between tireless searches for survivors and cleanup work, the wardens pushed aside desks to make room for cots in classrooms and showered in bare locker rooms.
—Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wardens
Noun
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His father, a former military officer, was imprisoned following the Iranian revolution until his mother was able to negotiate his release with prison guards, according to reporting by the New York Times.—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
18 Sep. 2025
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Lily Mathé, one of the orchestra’s best violinists, vividly remembered being made to play jolly tunes in the SS officers’ mess at Auschwitz every evening while the guards ate their dinner.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Are the club following any ‘keepers?—
Mario Cortegana,
New York Times,
10 Sep. 2025
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But first, the top of the rock had to be blasted to make room for the lighthouse keepers’ houses, since there was barely any flat space on the summit (only between 10 and 12 feet).—
A.K. Whitney,
Oc Register,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Two centuries ago, the Litunga (king) turned what had been his private hunting grounds over to his people as custodians.—
Mazuba Kapambwe,
AFAR Media,
10 Sep. 2025
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From ETFs pulling in tens of billions to companies adding bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies to their balance sheets, demand for trusted custodians is set to accelerate.—
Marie Poteriaieva,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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The Teamsters union includes cooks and other food service workers, as well as groundskeepers, janitors, parking attendants, maintenance workers, mechanics and more.—
Emma McNamee,
Twin Cities,
9 Sep. 2025
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And there is good reason companies still employ janitors to sweep floors despite the invention of the Roomba and commercial versions of robotic sweepers like Avidbots’ Neo.—
Will Yakowicz,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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In 2016, the Mans petitioned to become Natalia’s legal guardians; however, a hearing was required to determine whether Natalia was a minor or a legal adult.—
Lynsey Eidell,
PEOPLE,
12 Sep. 2025
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The shop also mentors and trains locals to be guides and guardians of their backyard coastline.—
Terry Ward,
AFAR Media,
11 Sep. 2025
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Some researchers argue that this background sense of trust is developed in childhood as a person interacts with caretakers.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
5 Sep. 2025
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Still, wildlife advocates, caretakers and scientists remain optimistic about the future.—
John Leos,
AZCentral.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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The sentinels of conventional wisdom settled on the view that the Iraq invasion was one of the great own goals of American foreign policy, and that its beneficiary was Iran.—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
2 Sep. 2025
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Choose the West Coast for drama—think craggy cliffs and colossal redwoods rising like ancient sentinels.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Wardens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wardens. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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