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
Both the card and ball will go home with his parents for safekeeping.
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Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 27 July 2025
Most artifacts never make it that far, remaining permanently in the archival warehouse for safekeeping.
—Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 6 July 2025
Tucker still has the baseball stowed away somewhere in his home for safekeeping.
—Chandler Rome, New York Times, 28 June 2025
It was authenticated before being handed over to the Royals for safekeeping.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 29 May 2025
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Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 27 July 2025
Most artifacts never make it that far, remaining permanently in the archival warehouse for safekeeping.
—Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 6 July 2025
Tucker still has the baseball stowed away somewhere in his home for safekeeping.
—Chandler Rome, New York Times, 28 June 2025
It was authenticated before being handed over to the Royals for safekeeping.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 29 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for safekeeping
Recent Examples of Synonyms for safekeeping
Noun
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The platform confirmed reports that Robinson had posted messages to a Discord chat two hours before being taken into custody.—
Connor Greene,
Time,
17 Sep. 2025
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Robinson remains in custody and is scheduled for a virtual court hearing later today.—
Amanda Castro
Hannah Parry
Joshua Rhett Miller,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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That sets up a showdown over expiring Obamacare subsidies and other health-care funding priorities, with Democrats vowing to block any measure that ignores them and some moderate Republicans signaling openness to a deal to avoid steep premium hikes for millions of Americans.—
Nino Paoli,
Fortune,
14 Sep. 2025
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Instead of ad hoc testing, agree on consistent ways to show care (a daily check-in, a goodnight text, a weekly date).—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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“Safekeeping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/safekeeping. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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