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as in custodian
a person or group that watches over someone or something
how should I know where she is? I'm not her keeper
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Recent Examples of keeper
As Crocus, Russell plays the role of a doctor, lighthouse keeper, and caretaker of Laboon.
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Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Mar. 2026
Both keepers had three saves in a scoreless first half.
—Dallas Morning News, 8 Mar. 2026
Oh, but the keeper of the gates herself is here tonight, too.
—Danielle Parker, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
Amazing food at @arcatulum @hartwoodtulum & @nomadetulum, watching the fire keeper under full moons and dream time with @imheathergraham Recharged for the road ahead!
—Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 8 Mar. 2026
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Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Mar. 2026
Both keepers had three saves in a scoreless first half.
—Dallas Morning News, 8 Mar. 2026
Oh, but the keeper of the gates herself is here tonight, too.
—Danielle Parker, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
Amazing food at @arcatulum @hartwoodtulum & @nomadetulum, watching the fire keeper under full moons and dream time with @imheathergraham Recharged for the road ahead!
—Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 8 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for keeper
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In addition to depository audits, gold IRA custodians also maintain records of each account's holdings, creating multiple layers of oversight.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
12 Mar. 2026
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For retirement accounts, both companies work with third-party custodians to administer precious metals IRAs and manage storage requirements.—
Nick Perry,
USA Today,
12 Mar. 2026
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Lamont noted that Carlos is already well known to the agency and has years of experience there, having worked as a substance abuse counselor and a warden at York Correctional Institution.—
Emilia Otte,
Hartford Courant,
13 Mar. 2026
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The wardens said the fish was flagged after a metal-detecting wand alerted to the potential presence of a foreign object.—
CBS Texas Staff,
CBS News,
10 Mar. 2026
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Teens and guardians can also request women drivers on demand through Uber’s teen accounts.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
10 Mar. 2026
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Authorities of the Taliban's ministry for the prevention of vice and promotion of virtue have, at random times through Afghanistan, imposed one of their rules, which prohibit women and girls from being in public without a male guardian — which can even be a boy.—
Ruchi Kumar,
NPR,
9 Mar. 2026
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The documents also detail the scale of the personnel required to build and manage the temporary lock-up, from janitors to laundry workers to cooks, translators to legal case managers to IT staff.—
Kate Payne,
Sun Sentinel,
2 Mar. 2026
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The audience was previously told that that problem was meant to be incredibly difficult, taking years of expert thinking to resolve, yet it was quickly worked out by Damon’s insightful janitor in just moments.—
Manon Bischoff,
Scientific American,
1 Mar. 2026
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Iran’s Supreme National Security Council has confirmed the death of Larijani, along with his son Morteza Larijani and the head of his office, Alireza Bayat, as well as several guards, the Associated Press reported.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
18 Mar. 2026
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Only six players in NBA history had dished out more assists than Sacramento Kings guard Russell Westbrook going into Tuesday’s game against the San Antonio Spurs, and now that list is even shorter.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
18 Mar. 2026
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Arakawa, 65, who was also his caretaker, died of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, a disease that affects the lungs.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
16 Mar. 2026
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Pet nannies aren’t eligible to travel in the cargo hold, although some horse shipping containers have space for a caretaker.—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
15 Mar. 2026
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“Keeper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/keeper. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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