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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
But the state has delayed those transfers until at least March 31, said Ray Sanchez, an assistant deputy warden.
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Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 11 Mar. 2025
The Charles Street Jail, a cruciform structure that gave the warden a central view of the cells and the ability to isolate prisoners from one another, also influenced a lot of prison design across the United States since it was built in 1851, according to the Boston Landmark Commission.
—Abdallah Fayyad, Vox, 7 Mar. 2025
Falco will play the series regular role of Nina Hobbs, Anchor Bay’s new prison warden.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 6 Feb. 2025
There’s an exasperated receptionist and many indifferent bystanders, but even as Mina escalates the confrontation, guards and wardens barely bat an eye.
—Manuel Betancourt, Variety, 28 Mar. 2025
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Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 11 Mar. 2025
The Charles Street Jail, a cruciform structure that gave the warden a central view of the cells and the ability to isolate prisoners from one another, also influenced a lot of prison design across the United States since it was built in 1851, according to the Boston Landmark Commission.
—Abdallah Fayyad, Vox, 7 Mar. 2025
Falco will play the series regular role of Nina Hobbs, Anchor Bay’s new prison warden.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 6 Feb. 2025
There’s an exasperated receptionist and many indifferent bystanders, but even as Mina escalates the confrontation, guards and wardens barely bat an eye.
—Manuel Betancourt, Variety, 28 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for warden
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Related article Young children, a substitute teacher, the head of their school and its custodian.—
John Miller,
CNN Money,
2 Apr. 2025
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When the Dispatch caught up with Nesbit nearly 13 years after his capture, he had been paroled to St. Paul and was working as a custodian for a local business.—
Nick Woltman,
Twin Cities,
15 Mar. 2025
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Callender was back in his usual role as Inter Miami’s starting keeper on Sunday night against Toronto FC at Chase Stadium.—
Andre Fernandez,
Miami Herald,
7 Apr. 2025
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Wyatt Kaiser is 22 and looks like a keeper.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025
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Since the org partnered with Three Camel Lodge in 2020 to expand the breeding program, visitors to the camp can meet the stoic (but still quite cute and fluffy) guardian dogs.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
25 Apr. 2025
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Today’s Wordle Etymology The word genie comes from the French génie, which was borrowed from Latin genius, meaning a guardian spirit or guiding influence.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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An older African American painter Ed Clark (1926-2019) had pioneered this gambit earlier by painting with a janitor’s push broom.—
Holland Cotter,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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Zoom in: The wage move affects employees of companies that contract with the federal government, such as janitors and food service workers.—
Emily Peck,
Axios,
21 Mar. 2025
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Williams also brought in Indiana sophomore shooting guard Myles Rice, Kansas senior point guard David Coit, Washington State guard Isaiah Watts and Virginia junior forward Elijah Saunders.—
Edward Lee,
Baltimore Sun,
22 Apr. 2025
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Right guard: The Colts lost their starting right guard, Will Fries, to the Minnesota Vikings in free agency, and his absence raises serious questions about Indianapolis’ plans to replace him.—
James Boyd,
New York Times,
22 Apr. 2025
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Lune acts as the caretaker of the group, documenting their adventures in notes left for future expedition groups to stumble across.—
George Yang,
Rolling Stone,
23 Apr. 2025
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The outgoing German coalition government led by caretaker Chancellor Olaf Scholz has reportedly blocked the sale in response to the Turkish government’s arrest of Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu in March, the German Handelsblattbusiness newspaper reported Thursday.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
21 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 1 May. 2025.
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