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as in guards
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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as in keepers
a person who takes care of a property sometimes for an absent owner
served as warden for the country estate
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Recent Examples of wardens
At least two Colorado prison wardens participated in a racist, homophobic group chat on both personal and work cellphones for years, prompting an internal investigation into their conduct that has stretched for 15 months.
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Shelly Bradbury,
Denver Post,
29 June 2026
The juvenile bear’s wander across campus late Thursday and early Friday prompted an advisory to students and a search by UC Davis police and wardens from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife as well as Yolo County Animal Control.
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Allison Gibson,
Sacbee.com,
15 May 2026
The state wardens and other cops who knew and worked with Bob Markle weren’t just honoring his memory by attending his funeral.
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Dave Duffey,
Outdoor Life,
26 Mar. 2026
Armas said the prison wardens never switched off the lights.
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Manuel Rueda,
NPR,
20 Mar. 2026
The wardens said the fish was flagged after a metal-detecting wand alerted to the potential presence of a foreign object.
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Cbs Texas Staff,
CBS News,
10 Mar. 2026
Staff contacted the wardens, who conducted a necropsy and found three weights in the fish’s stomach.
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Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 Mar. 2026
Roughly 100 lawsuits had already been filed against the company, its wardens, officers and medical staff in 2025 by August, Nashville Scene reported.
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Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
10 Mar. 2026
As state corrections director, Franzen ordered a shakedown at Stateville and fired two wardens at the facility in an effort to root out corruption.
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Bob Goldsborough,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Mar. 2026
Shelly Bradbury,
Denver Post,
29 June 2026
The juvenile bear’s wander across campus late Thursday and early Friday prompted an advisory to students and a search by UC Davis police and wardens from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife as well as Yolo County Animal Control.
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Allison Gibson,
Sacbee.com,
15 May 2026
The state wardens and other cops who knew and worked with Bob Markle weren’t just honoring his memory by attending his funeral.
—
Dave Duffey,
Outdoor Life,
26 Mar. 2026
Armas said the prison wardens never switched off the lights.
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Manuel Rueda,
NPR,
20 Mar. 2026
The wardens said the fish was flagged after a metal-detecting wand alerted to the potential presence of a foreign object.
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Cbs Texas Staff,
CBS News,
10 Mar. 2026
Staff contacted the wardens, who conducted a necropsy and found three weights in the fish’s stomach.
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Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 Mar. 2026
Roughly 100 lawsuits had already been filed against the company, its wardens, officers and medical staff in 2025 by August, Nashville Scene reported.
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Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
10 Mar. 2026
As state corrections director, Franzen ordered a shakedown at Stateville and fired two wardens at the facility in an effort to root out corruption.
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Bob Goldsborough,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wardens
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The Lakers were eliminated by Oklahoma City, who relied on standout performances from young guards Jared McCain and Ajay Mitchell to overcome a quiet series from Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and an injury to Jalen Williams.
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Armed guards routinely patrol outside synagogues, Jewish community centers and schools.
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Gill leads the keepers in defending the goal, followed by Gregor Kobel (Switzerland), Beiranvand, Diogo Costa (Portugal), Benjamin Asare (Ghana), Mostafa Shoubir (Egypt), Eloy Room (Curacao), Pickford, Vozinha, and Mohammed Alowais (Saudi Arabia).
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Born in a facility out West, Yonnie was about 3 months old when she and her companion bear, Kodiak, were flown to Charlotte to meet their new keepers, officials said.
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Williams has never lacked interpreters, custodians, handlers, or rescuers with pruning shears.
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Some custodians give checkbooks to IRA owners.
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Some hospital staff, like janitors and cafeteria workers, still make minimum wage.
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Twice a month, students, janitors, security guards and other school staff can come get a full bag of produce.
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This winning series captures a row of poplar trees planted along the banks of the River Po in Italy, which are natural guardians against flooding, now standing immersed in perfectly still water beneath soft, diffused light.
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After July 4, parents, guardians, grandparents and others can also contribute up to $5,000 a year.
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The congregation started to arrive at the usual time, about half an hour before Mass on a recent Saturday afternoon, the old church slowly filling with the descendants and caretakers of a place of great serenity but also great loss.
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Over the weekend, however, caretakers observed a rapid decline in Makan’s condition.
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Yeoman warders take part in the ceremonial search ahead of the state opening.
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Here and there, fire, wind, and flood would have broken the forest into a mosaic of old and new, grass and forest, shrubs and sentinels.
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At the end of one of the castle’s walkways, after a turn or two—by electric cart, bicycle, or on foot—and with the air filled with the scent of pine, rosemary, and jasmine, the sentinels are waiting, carved into the rock where the fort’s cannons were once located.
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“Wardens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wardens. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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