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
The daring skunk drags chunks of the carcass one by one into the log for safekeeping, the video shows.
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Brooke Baitinger, Idaho Statesman, 9 Apr. 2025
At the reception, you might also be needed to take the gift envelopes received by the couple to a place for safekeeping.
—Shelby Wax, Vogue, 3 Apr. 2025
Instead, keep them in a medicine cabinet or drawer for safekeeping.
—Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 21 Mar. 2025
So where did the Getty staff take the art for safekeeping as flames and smoke approached?
Nowhere.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 20 Jan. 2025
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Brooke Baitinger, Idaho Statesman, 9 Apr. 2025
At the reception, you might also be needed to take the gift envelopes received by the couple to a place for safekeeping.
—Shelby Wax, Vogue, 3 Apr. 2025
Instead, keep them in a medicine cabinet or drawer for safekeeping.
—Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 21 Mar. 2025
So where did the Getty staff take the art for safekeeping as flames and smoke approached?
Nowhere.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 20 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for safekeeping
Recent Examples of Synonyms for safekeeping
Noun
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After the graduation, one senior said in an interview that his father did not attend over fears that he might be taken into custody by immigration agents.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
13 June 2025
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He was later located driving the vehicle and taken into custody by the MDSO Homicide Bureau.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
13 June 2025
Noun
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The center provides counseling, drop-in respite care, and community resource navigation under its mental health program.—
Olivia Cyrus,
Sacbee.com,
8 June 2025
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Under the plan, families earning $100,000 or less would pay nothing for child care starting in 2028, as it would be paid by the endowment, lawmakers said.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
8 June 2025
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“Safekeeping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/safekeeping. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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