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
Many of the antiquities in the Palmyra museum were sent to Damascus for safekeeping after the start of the civil war.
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Jane Arraf, NPR, 17 Apr. 2025
The coins could have been buried by a high-ranking officer of the Roman military, a group of soldiers and/or their family or someone else entirely as either an offering to a deity or a temporary method of safekeeping.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2025
The daring skunk drags chunks of the carcass one by one into the log for safekeeping, the video shows.
—Brooke Baitinger, Idaho Statesman, 9 Apr. 2025
At the reception, you might also be needed to take the gift envelopes received by the couple to a place for safekeeping.
—Shelby Wax, Vogue, 3 Apr. 2025
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Jane Arraf, NPR, 17 Apr. 2025
The coins could have been buried by a high-ranking officer of the Roman military, a group of soldiers and/or their family or someone else entirely as either an offering to a deity or a temporary method of safekeeping.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2025
The daring skunk drags chunks of the carcass one by one into the log for safekeeping, the video shows.
—Brooke Baitinger, Idaho Statesman, 9 Apr. 2025
At the reception, you might also be needed to take the gift envelopes received by the couple to a place for safekeeping.
—Shelby Wax, Vogue, 3 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for safekeeping
Recent Examples of Synonyms for safekeeping
Noun
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The man surrendered just before 11:30 a.m. and was taken into custody.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 July 2025
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More recently, even migrants with active asylum cases and no criminal history have been taken into custody.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
19 July 2025
Noun
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The team has doubled down on human contact and personal care at a time when automation and artificial intelligence have dominated service models.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
26 July 2025
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The hospital system is managing the influx while providing necessary medical care to all those injured.—
Hollie Silverman
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 July 2025
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“Safekeeping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/safekeeping. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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