as in custody
responsibility for the safety and well-being of someone or something
while she was away on business, the single mom entrusted her daughter into her in-laws' safekeeping
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Recent Examples of safekeeping
It was authenticated before being handed over to the Royals for safekeeping.
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Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 29 May 2025
Testifying Thursday, Mescudi recalled rushing to Ventura’s aide and taking her to the Sunset Marquis hotel for safekeeping.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 27 May 2025
Many of the antiquities in the Palmyra museum were sent to Damascus for safekeeping after the start of the civil war.
—Jane Arraf, NPR, 17 Apr. 2025
The coins could have been buried by a high-ranking officer of the Roman military, a group of soldiers and/or their family or someone else entirely as either an offering to a deity or a temporary method of safekeeping.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2025
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Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 29 May 2025
Testifying Thursday, Mescudi recalled rushing to Ventura’s aide and taking her to the Sunset Marquis hotel for safekeeping.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 27 May 2025
Many of the antiquities in the Palmyra museum were sent to Damascus for safekeeping after the start of the civil war.
—Jane Arraf, NPR, 17 Apr. 2025
The coins could have been buried by a high-ranking officer of the Roman military, a group of soldiers and/or their family or someone else entirely as either an offering to a deity or a temporary method of safekeeping.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for safekeeping
Noun
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Both men face felonious breaking and entering charges and remain in custody at the Hamilton County Justice Center.—
David Ferrara,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
24 Aug. 2025
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This is being investigated as a homicide, but police said there is no one in custody at this time.—
Noelle Alviz-Gransee,
Kansas City Star,
24 Aug. 2025
Noun
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One of Guevara’s children relies on him for long-term medical care, according to the ACLU.—
Nicquel Terry Ellis,
CNN Money,
30 Aug. 2025
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People with symptoms should seek medical care as soon as possible, health officials said.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
30 Aug. 2025
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“Safekeeping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/safekeeping. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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