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as in keepers
a person who takes care of a property sometimes for an absent owner
the custodian made his usual rounds of the building to make sure that everything was OK
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as in guardians
a person or group that watches over someone or something
served as custodian of the prisoner until he could be turned over to federal authorities
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as in defenders
someone that protects
we must regard ourselves as custodians of the Earth so that its natural resources may be enjoyed by many generations to come
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Recent Examples of custodians
RIAs typically hold assets with large custodians like Schwab or Fidelity so there’s no commingling of funds and consumers have a large institution holding the actual funds.
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Ryan Daus, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
This process relies on centralized custodians such as WBTC (BitGo), BTCB (Binance), and cbBTC (Coinbase), exposing users to centralization and censorship risks.
—Leeor Shimron, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Consequently, scholarly publishers, custodians of vast archives of detailed research, have entered into multimillion-dollar licensing agreements with technology companies.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 12 Dec. 2024
As the field evolves, ongoing research and development will be crucial to address emerging challenges and ensure that conversational AI systems can be both powerful and trustworthy custodians of user data.
—Vinay Goel, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
Centralized exchanges and custodians are likely to be the entities required to put in the most work to ensure MiCA compliance.
—Sean Lee, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
Recovered artifacts will be returned to their rightful custodians, the news release said.
—Jordan D. Brown, CNN, 27 Nov. 2024
Third-party custodians are a growing business in Bitcoin, and these third parties manage your keys for you.
—Korok Ray, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
Some custodians limit the dollar amount or percentage of a distribution that can be withheld for taxes.
—Bob Carlson, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
Ryan Daus, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
This process relies on centralized custodians such as WBTC (BitGo), BTCB (Binance), and cbBTC (Coinbase), exposing users to centralization and censorship risks.
—Leeor Shimron, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Consequently, scholarly publishers, custodians of vast archives of detailed research, have entered into multimillion-dollar licensing agreements with technology companies.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 12 Dec. 2024
As the field evolves, ongoing research and development will be crucial to address emerging challenges and ensure that conversational AI systems can be both powerful and trustworthy custodians of user data.
—Vinay Goel, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
Centralized exchanges and custodians are likely to be the entities required to put in the most work to ensure MiCA compliance.
—Sean Lee, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
Recovered artifacts will be returned to their rightful custodians, the news release said.
—Jordan D. Brown, CNN, 27 Nov. 2024
Third-party custodians are a growing business in Bitcoin, and these third parties manage your keys for you.
—Korok Ray, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
Some custodians limit the dollar amount or percentage of a distribution that can be withheld for taxes.
—Bob Carlson, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for custodians
Noun
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Most clubs would be better off with keepers whose best attribute is being an excellent shot-stopper.—
Nick Miller,
The Athletic,
6 Feb. 2025
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So Bulls fans would have to wait for Saturday’s home game against the Golden State Warriors to see which ones were keepers and potentially part of the rebuild.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Feb. 2025
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But those still remaining at Southbury — along with their families and guardians — have wanted to remain in their longtime homes on the campus.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
30 Mar. 2025
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In October 2020, the couple petitioned to be permanent guardians of one of their daughter's friends after being granted temporary guardianship earlier that year.—
Jessica Sager,
People.com,
12 Mar. 2025
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Of the 19 players who received eight or more bookings in the Premier League this season, just three are defenders — Dan Burn, Marc Guéhi and Jurriën Timber.—
Sam Tighe,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2025
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Positional importance puts edge defenders high on any logical needs list for the Commanders.—
Ben Standig,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2025
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Knox and Shirley visit the forge, where some of his friends reveal a small arsenal of homemade pikes, spears, clubs, and armored chest protectors.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
23 Dec. 2024
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Fierce protectors and fierce love for their human family and goat family.—
Benedict Cosgrove,
Newsweek,
20 Dec. 2024
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At her previous zoo in Texas, she was kept with a herd of giraffes and likely mated with another member of the group when her caretakers weren’t looking.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
10 Apr. 2025
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In mid-February, the orphan’s caretakers loaded her into the back of a box truck and drove her from SeaWorld to a different manatee haven — a spring in Orange City, nearly 30 miles from the coast.—
Bethany Barnes,
Sun Sentinel,
9 Apr. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Custodians.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/custodians. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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