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as in custodian
a person or group that watches over someone or something
in his role as warden of the school, a principal must provide a safe environment for the students
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Recent Examples of warden
Later, Holmes spoke to the prison's warden about allowing women to breastfeed privately and authorities eventually built multiple lactation rooms in the housing units in 2023.
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Danielle Bacher, People.com, 12 Feb. 2025
Stanley, accused of stealing a pair of shoes, gets sentenced to a discipline camp where he’s required to dig a perfect six-foot hole every day at the mysterious demands of a vicious warden.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 7 Jan. 2025
What to Know Modified operations for MDC Brooklyn began on Saturday and is at the discretion of the warden to implement.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 1 Mar. 2025
What a lovely moment of vulnerability between our two wardens.
—Alice Burton, Vulture, 9 Feb. 2025
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Danielle Bacher, People.com, 12 Feb. 2025
Stanley, accused of stealing a pair of shoes, gets sentenced to a discipline camp where he’s required to dig a perfect six-foot hole every day at the mysterious demands of a vicious warden.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 7 Jan. 2025
What to Know Modified operations for MDC Brooklyn began on Saturday and is at the discretion of the warden to implement.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 1 Mar. 2025
What a lovely moment of vulnerability between our two wardens.
—Alice Burton, Vulture, 9 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for warden
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Also striking in solidarity are members of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3299, which represents UC service workers, including medical technicians, therapists, custodians and food service workers.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Mar. 2025
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In the cellar, Tait gives his wines the oversight of a custodian.—
Lauren Mowery,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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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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Users can report offensive content, and for players under 16 years of age, a parent or guardian must first enable the feature using Nintendo’s parental controls app.—
Kimberly Zapata,
Parents,
3 Apr. 2025
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In her big-screen debut opposite Jack Black, Jason Momoa and Danielle Brooks, Myers ventures into the Overworld as Natalie, a savvy young adult who has just become the legal guardian of her little brother, Henry (Sebastian Hansen), after their mother’s death.—
Michaela Zee,
Variety,
3 Apr. 2025
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For example, housekeepers typically don't make as much as janitors.—
Alex Golden,
Axios,
1 Apr. 2025
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Blue Collar Jobs Make a Difference Consider janitors.—
Art Carden,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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The Kings finalized a deal with free agent guard Terence Davis on Wednesday, bringing back a member of the original Beam Team.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Malone seemed to prefer veteran guard Russell Westbrook, whom the Nuggets signed to a two-year, $6.8 million minimum-salary contract this past offseason, as a stabilizing presence in the non-Jokić minutes.—
Bryan Toporek,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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The superdog drags our hero to his Fortress of Solitude, where his robot caretakers get to work healing him with the power of Earth's yellow sun.—
Mike Miller,
EW.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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Moving forward, caretakers also hope to add additional accessibility features, like sloping ramps and more flat areas with mats.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
1 Apr. 2025
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Singh hails the series’ secondary and tertiary cast, who played warders and prisoners.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
12 Jan. 2025
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Turns out the dude isn't foe, but friend… the warder of a Yellow Ajah named Ryma, who wants to protect them.—
Alex Raiman,
EW.com,
15 Sep. 2023
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“Warden.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/warden. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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