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as in keepers
a person who takes care of a property sometimes for an absent owner
hired a caretaker for the mansion during the winter months
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as in caregivers
a person who has responsibility for the care of another
most primary caretakers of elderly parents are women
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Recent Examples of caretakers
It can be used for emergency services and healthcare, to help caretakers, or to take part in rescue operations.
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Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 10 Dec. 2024
However, this remained largely ignored as the killings continued in 2019, prompting opponents to file a case against the temple’s caretakers and the government for allegedly violating the ruling.
—Chad De Guzman, TIME, 6 Dec. 2024
Eve spends her days at the sanctuary sniffing out the food her caretakers scatter throughout the grasses and trees of her large habitat, which also includes a pool.
—Kelli Bender, People.com, 3 Dec. 2024
Heming Willis is an advocate for patients and caretakers dealing with the incurable disease and has become involved in efforts to advance important legislation and research.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
His caretakers, Carol Biddulph and her husband Graham, were also on board the vessel that took him out to sea when he was released.
—Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 24 Nov. 2024
Women have often been positioned as caretakers but rarely as wealth creators.
—Melissa Houston, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
Instead, the farmhouse now has a team of caretakers who offer day tours, and ghost hunters can rent out the house to conduct their own investigations.
—Keith Langston, People.com, 20 Oct. 2024
The animals at Jungle Island — including lemurs, sloths and capybaras — would be transferred to new caretakers.
—Martin Vassolo, Axios, 18 Oct. 2024
Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 10 Dec. 2024
However, this remained largely ignored as the killings continued in 2019, prompting opponents to file a case against the temple’s caretakers and the government for allegedly violating the ruling.
—Chad De Guzman, TIME, 6 Dec. 2024
Eve spends her days at the sanctuary sniffing out the food her caretakers scatter throughout the grasses and trees of her large habitat, which also includes a pool.
—Kelli Bender, People.com, 3 Dec. 2024
Heming Willis is an advocate for patients and caretakers dealing with the incurable disease and has become involved in efforts to advance important legislation and research.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
His caretakers, Carol Biddulph and her husband Graham, were also on board the vessel that took him out to sea when he was released.
—Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 24 Nov. 2024
Women have often been positioned as caretakers but rarely as wealth creators.
—Melissa Houston, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
Instead, the farmhouse now has a team of caretakers who offer day tours, and ghost hunters can rent out the house to conduct their own investigations.
—Keith Langston, People.com, 20 Oct. 2024
The animals at Jungle Island — including lemurs, sloths and capybaras — would be transferred to new caretakers.
—Martin Vassolo, Axios, 18 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for caretakers
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Tom Butt The East Brother Light Station is looking for the new keepers to start in April 2025, but two weeks of training would start right away.Celia Fernandez, CNBC, 7 Dec. 2024
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The film looks tint the life of the soccer star, who is consider one of the top keepers in Polish history thanks to a career spanning spells at Arsenal, Juventus, AS Roma and Barcelona and 84 appearances for the national team.Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 5 Dec. 2024
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This webinar series helps moms achieve smooth and confident transitions into being effective caregivers.Hilary Tetenbaum, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
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Studies show that elderly female elephants are leaders, valued for their roles as caregivers for the young and for their experience and knowledge to evaluate predatory threats and make good decisions for the group.Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Dec. 2024
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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
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Recovered artifacts will be returned to their rightful custodians, the news release said.Jordan D. Brown, CNN, 27 Nov. 2024
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Parents or guardians can complete claim forms for those under 18.Antonio Pequeño IV, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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The Orange County School Board will meet Tuesday to discuss the financial impact and logistics of replacing school resource officers, often called SROs, at 30 OCPS schools in those five municipalities with guardians — armed employees provided training by a sheriff’s office.Steven Walker, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Dec. 2024
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“Caretakers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caretakers. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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