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as in custodian
a person or group that watches over someone or something
hired a watchman to patrol the factory at night
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Recent Examples of watchman
Following an altercation—one that a 911 dispatcher urged the overly zealous neighborhood watchman to avoid—Martin lay on the ground, shot dead by a single bullet that traversed his heart and lung.
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Cedric Dark, WIRED, 14 Sep. 2024
Something for New Yorkers to keep in mind while watching their watchmen ahead of next year’s city elections.
—Harry Siegel, New York Daily News, 27 July 2024
Beyond the reach of China’s censors and watchmen, posters featuring Peng’s slogans spread on campuses and streets all over the world.
—Han Zhang, The New Yorker, 11 June 2024
Henderson’s first jobs, perhaps not surprisingly, were as a watchman.
—Joe Sexton, New York Times, 16 Apr. 2024
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Cedric Dark, WIRED, 14 Sep. 2024
Something for New Yorkers to keep in mind while watching their watchmen ahead of next year’s city elections.
—Harry Siegel, New York Daily News, 27 July 2024
Beyond the reach of China’s censors and watchmen, posters featuring Peng’s slogans spread on campuses and streets all over the world.
—Han Zhang, The New Yorker, 11 June 2024
Henderson’s first jobs, perhaps not surprisingly, were as a watchman.
—Joe Sexton, New York Times, 16 Apr. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for watchman
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What Comes Next With Stitzel Reserve, the distillery is reaffirming its place not just as a producer, but as a custodian of bourbon legacy.—
Emily Price,
Forbes.com,
9 June 2025
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The 37,000 members of Local 3299 of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, include groundskeepers, custodians, MRI technologists and respiratory therapists.—
Pat Maio,
Oc Register,
8 June 2025
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Wyatt Kaiser is 22 and looks like a keeper.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025
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Callender was back in his usual role as Inter Miami’s starting keeper on Sunday night against Toronto FC at Chase Stadium.—
Andre Fernandez,
Miami Herald,
7 Apr. 2025
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But the tenor of the night, and perhaps Chicago’s season, changed abruptly as veteran Sky guard Courtney Vandersloot suffered a knee injury at the 5:29 minute mark of the first quarter on a drive to the basket.—
Ben Pickman,
New York Times,
8 June 2025
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For Sky veterans such as guard Ariel Atkins, the game — which drew a franchise record 19,496 fans — represented another breakthrough moment for a league experiencing meteoric growth in popularity.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
8 June 2025
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Hamoud also recorded multiple instances of discrimination with one janitor, according to the complaint.—
Natalie Demaree,
Kansas City Star,
6 June 2025
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When Hamoud returned to work, a manager accused Hamoud of driving past him and the janitor to intimidate him, and later called Hamoud into a meeting with two police officers present, according to the lawsuit.—
Alex Derosier,
Twin Cities,
6 June 2025
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According to the Federal Register, recommendation votes are scheduled for multiple vaccines, including for the Vaccines for Children program, which provides vaccines at no cost to those whose parents or guardians may not be able to afford them.—
Sarah Owermohle,
CNN Money,
13 June 2025
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The child must appear in person with both parents or legal guardians.—
Maykel Gonzalez,
Miami Herald,
13 June 2025
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The afternoon of June 3, the park said rangers and more than 30 wardens from the Maine Warden Service, found no trace of Tim and Esther Keiderling on Katahdin.—
Julia Marnin,
Miami Herald,
3 June 2025
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An associate warden at the prison said he was not authorized to speak to the media.—
Ames Alexander,
Charlotte Observer,
30 May 2025
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These tools act as governance sentinels, standing guard at the frontier of change.—
Shazia Manus,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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But these silver sentinels go largely unnoticed, their purpose a mystery to the millions who shuffle past.—
Yuvraj Khanna,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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The bills previously had been vetoed by Yoon during his term and by South Korea's caretaker government after his Dec. 14 impeachment.—
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
6 June 2025
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Next to the main house is the two-bedroom caretaker’s home, and another two guest houses sit a bit farther afield.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
6 June 2025
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“Watchman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/watchman. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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