as in vaults
a specially reinforced container to keep valuables safe
the hotel recommended that we keep all our valuables in its safe during our stay
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Recent Examples of safes
There are 16 watch winders, eight drawers for jewelry, two safes, and an integrated flying tourbillon with a moon phase indication.
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Carol Besler, Robb Report, 18 Dec. 2024
There are tons of options for firearm storage - gun safes, gun lock boxes, Pelican cases - and each of these different kinds of devices have different kinds of locking mechanisms.
—Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2024
The endeavor has led to the creation of more safes and sensitive compartmented information facilities – also known as SCIFs – to help facilitate the sharing of classified materials.
—Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2024
Locked doors and safes and weapon chests still almost always have nothing of value in them.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
Carol Besler, Robb Report, 18 Dec. 2024
There are tons of options for firearm storage - gun safes, gun lock boxes, Pelican cases - and each of these different kinds of devices have different kinds of locking mechanisms.
—Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2024
The endeavor has led to the creation of more safes and sensitive compartmented information facilities – also known as SCIFs – to help facilitate the sharing of classified materials.
—Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2024
Locked doors and safes and weapon chests still almost always have nothing of value in them.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for safes
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The Mercantile vaults held silver heirlooms for families off to Bar Harbor in the summer.—
Jacques Kelly,
Baltimore Sun,
4 Jan. 2025
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Also in the top 10 of the latest Billboard 200 chart, Frank Sinatra scores his first top 10-charting in over a decade, as his holiday compilation Ultimate Christmas vaults 17-10.—
Keith Caulfield,
Billboard,
29 Dec. 2024
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“Safes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/safes. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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