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as in guardian
a person or group that watches over someone or something
served as custodian of the prisoner until he could be turned over to federal authorities
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as in defender
someone that protects
we must regard ourselves as custodians of the Earth so that its natural resources may be enjoyed by many generations to come
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Recent Examples of custodian
By combining custodians in different countries with independent regulatory regimes, MIC minimizes risk of coordinated asset freezes or seizures.
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Dave Birnbaum, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
David Lazar, the company's custodian, is providing interest-free loans to support the company's operations.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 13 Jan. 2025
The failure of a single custodian can happen for various reasons.
—Dave Birnbaum, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
Listen to this article A former New Jersey school custodian is facing up to eight years in prison after admitting to tainting cafeteria food and utensils with urine, feces and bleach to make children sick.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 14 Jan. 2025
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Dave Birnbaum, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
David Lazar, the company's custodian, is providing interest-free loans to support the company's operations.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 13 Jan. 2025
The failure of a single custodian can happen for various reasons.
—Dave Birnbaum, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
Listen to this article A former New Jersey school custodian is facing up to eight years in prison after admitting to tainting cafeteria food and utensils with urine, feces and bleach to make children sick.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 14 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for custodian
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D’Onta Foreman had a 38-yard run on the second play of the drive, and Sam Darnold scored on an option keeper.—
Dave Birkett,
USA TODAY,
25 Dec. 2022
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Egan’s 1-yard touchdown run on a fourth-down keeper pulled the Chargers within 28-26 with 4:57 left in the third quarter.—
Jason Frakes,
The Courier-Journal,
26 Nov. 2022
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The proposed guardian must submit a Title 14 guardianship application to the Maricopa County Juvenile Court.—
Jessica Boehm,
Axios,
11 Feb. 2025
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The students are children who have been sent away by their parents or guardians to study at Quranic boarding schools in what’s known as the almajiri system.—
Ogar Monday,
The Christian Science Monitor,
4 Feb. 2025
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Their defenders were chasing him around screens with an extra level of ferocity.—
Anthony Slater,
The Athletic,
9 Feb. 2025
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Clark was among the many defenders that wanted to have a bounce back year after TCU struggled mightily in 2023 under Joe Gillespie.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Feb. 2025
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Where to watch:Netflix 'The Toxic Avenger' (2025) The 1984 cult movie gets a revamp courtesy of this gory superhero comedy, with Peter Dinklage as a janitor transformed into a mutant vigilante doling out social justice.—
Brian Truitt,
USA TODAY,
27 Jan. 2025
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Richards’s first job after graduating from Brown in 1980 was as a labor organizer, running union campaigns for garment workers, nursing-home workers, and janitors, positions that took her from New Orleans to Houston and Los Angeles.—
Jonathan Van Meter,
Vogue,
20 Jan. 2025
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Where you were accused of trying to kill the warden, at Lucasville?—
Bob Guccione Jr.,
SPIN,
11 Feb. 2025
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But, to his surprise, the warden escorted him directly to the command center, just outside the row.—
Lawrence Wright,
The New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2025
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These include the notion that women are responsible when the victim of a rape attack; that men are the protectors of women, who should be subservient; and that men are frequently victims of false rape claims, among other fringe beliefs he’s publicly espoused.—
Kevin Dolak,
The Hollywood Reporter,
17 Feb. 2025
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The first layer of a bed should be a base layer, such as a mattress protector, followed by a set of sheets.—
Rebecca Jones,
Southern Living,
17 Feb. 2025
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Since starting her community and platform 'Mother Untitled' in 2017, Neha Ruch has been on a mission to reframe our societal narrative around stay-at-home motherhood, leaning out, and how caretakers can navigate career shifts on their own terms.—
Sugey Palomares,
Parents,
11 Feb. 2025
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Amir, who asked to use a pseudonym to protect his family, said caretakers told him the boy was often crying and wetting his pants.—
Teele Rebane,
CNN,
1 Feb. 2025
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Before Luka Doncic was traded to the Lakers last weekend, the Mavericks never called the Heat to inform them that the All-NBA guard was available or give Miami a chance to make an offer for him, according to a source.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
9 Feb. 2025
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All-Pro left guard Joe Thuney and All-Pro center Creed Humphrey anchor the offensive line along with right guard Trey Smith.—
Rob Maaddi,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Feb. 2025
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“Custodian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/custodian. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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