as in care
responsibility for the safety and well-being of someone or something
the government department having custody of all official state gifts
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Recent Examples of custody
Many Palestinians released during the cease-fire have appeared emaciated and pale, and have alleged abuses in Israeli custody.
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Wafaa Shurafa, TIME, 8 Feb. 2025
The Welcoming City Act prohibits Chicago agencies from responding to inquiries by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) during the workday or communicating with ICE about a person’s custody status or release date.
—Ray Lewis, Baltimore Sun, 7 Feb. 2025
Arnoldo Jimenez was taken into custody without incident on Thursday in Monterrey, Mexico, in connection with the 2012 death of 26-year-old Estrella Carrera.
—Landon Mion, Fox News, 1 Feb. 2025
He was taken into custody in Monterrey, Mexico, on Thursday without incident, according to an FBI news release.
—Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 1 Feb. 2025
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Wafaa Shurafa, TIME, 8 Feb. 2025
The Welcoming City Act prohibits Chicago agencies from responding to inquiries by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) during the workday or communicating with ICE about a person’s custody status or release date.
—Ray Lewis, Baltimore Sun, 7 Feb. 2025
Arnoldo Jimenez was taken into custody without incident on Thursday in Monterrey, Mexico, in connection with the 2012 death of 26-year-old Estrella Carrera.
—Landon Mion, Fox News, 1 Feb. 2025
He was taken into custody in Monterrey, Mexico, on Thursday without incident, according to an FBI news release.
—Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 1 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for custody
Noun
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Patients suffering from life-threatening illnesses are being withheld from necessary treatments while those fleeing war are being denied important emergency medical care.—
Letters to the Editor,
Orlando Sentinel,
8 Feb. 2025
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Under the Trump administration’s direction, top U.S. health agencies have deleted webpages and data on LGBTQ+ health, HIV prevention and care, racial disparities, and key disease treatment guidelines.—
Claire Bugos,
Verywell Health,
7 Feb. 2025
Noun
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An audio recording from the control tower at Toronto Pearson International Airport reveals that the flight was cleared to land at approximately 2:10 p.m. local time.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
18 Feb. 2025
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The answers, in the hundreds, from residents present a clear picture: Water billings to all residents are out of control and do not follow a percentage across-the-board increase.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
17 Feb. 2025
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Shortly after the invasion, the staff of the century-old Odesa Museum of Western and Eastern Art moved many of its most valuable artworks to a storage facility for safekeeping.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
5 Feb. 2025
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Perkins has been held in safekeeping on and off throughout his time in jail in order to receive psychiatric care from Central Regional Hospital’s Butner campus, court orders show.—
Kallie Cox,
Charlotte Observer,
17 Jan. 2025
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“Custody.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/custody. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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