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plural of ward
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as in custodies
responsibility for the safety and well-being of someone or something gained the ward of his cousin upon the death of her parents

Synonyms & Similar Words

wards

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verb

present tense third-person singular of ward

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of wards
Noun
Seats are elected from each of the city’s wards and serve staggered, four-year terms. Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 25 Oct. 2025 Because most board candidates run at-large rather than from wards (subdistricts), elections are largely insulated from gerrymandering, a driver of systemic dysfunction. Scott Levy, Time, 8 Oct. 2025 There are a total of 99 congregations, 62 of them wards, and 37 are branches, which is a smaller congregation than the larger wards. Niraj Warikoo, Freep.com, 29 Sep. 2025 In rural counties, maternity wards have already closed. Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025 Earlier this year, the Dominican Republic, which shares the island of Hispaniola with Haiti, stepped up immigration enforcement, deploying police officers to dozens of maternity wards in the country. Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2025 The final results, accepted by the Boston Election Commission on Monday, also led to Wu, Kraft and Cappucci picking up votes in the partial recount, which encompassed five of the city’s 22 wards. Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 22 Sep. 2025 Early this year, The San Diego Union-Tribune disclosed scores of lawsuits filed by former wards of county juvenile detention programs operated by the Probation Department. Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Sep. 2025 So far, one of Washington's eight wards has accepted the Guard's help to help with running a soup kitchen. Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wards
Noun
  • Iran — much like Venezuela — has air defenses against drones.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Your immune system also uses sleep to recharge its defenses.
    Daryl Austin, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Plus, your purchase also supports the brand’s sustainable cotton sourcing initiative that promotes betting farming practices and protects the environment for extra peace of mind.
    Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park protects the battlefields surrounding the city of Chattanooga, where one of the war’s last key battles was fought, over possession of the city, seen by Abraham Lincoln as the gateway to the deep South.
    Graham Averill, Outside, 28 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Companies that host or enable these tools must now consider stronger safeguards and faster takedown systems.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Lawsuit alleges OpenAI weakened suicide safeguards to boost ChatGPT use.
    Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Custody and placement arrangements were verified in family court records, and survey respondents also tracked the time their children spent in their care.
    Ashley Luthern, jsonline.com, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Beki San Martin is a fellow at the Detroit Free Press who covers child care, early childhood education and other issues that affect the lives of children ages 5 and under and their families in metro Detroit and across Michigan.
    Beki San Martin, Freep.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • According to a team press release, Utah has cut floor-stretching center Mo Bamba plus guards Pedro Bradshaw and Sean East II, just days prior to the start of Utah's season.
    MSNBC Newsweek, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The edit suite looks like a dorm room, full of fanboy figurines like a life-size Funko Pop of Stranger Things’ protagonist Eleven (played by Millie Bobby Brown) that guards the front door in her blonde wig, clutching her favorite snack, Eggo waffles.
    Eliana Dockterman, Time, 16 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • One hour and forty minutes later the two leaders re-emerged and could be seen shaking hands at the conclusion of their talks.
    Betsy Klein, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Carpenter asked, as Fogelmanis smiled and held up his hands to receive the pink handcuffs.
    Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Other advocates, including VALOR CEO Sandra Henriquez and Loyola University’s Aradhana Tiwari, said the law strengthens family and community safety, shields children from exploitation, and ensures continuity of care if parents are detained or deported.
    Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
  • With help from melon antioxidants, peptides, and SPF, the hydrating product shields your skin from harmful rays while also minimizing fine lines.
    Izzy Baskette, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Odysseus, the Ithacan warrior who is as celebrated for craftiness as Achilles is for brute strength, devises a clever ruse in which the Greeks place a giant wooden horse outside Troy’s walls and pretend to sail away.
    Elizabeth D. Samet, Foreign Affairs, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Whether through an honest conversation or an unexpected emotional release, this transit helps dissolve walls and toxic barriers, revealing what’s actually hiding beneath the mystery.
    Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025

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“Wards.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wards. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.

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