as in guardian
a person or group that watches over someone or something
a lone sentinel kept watch over the fort
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Recent Examples of sentinel
Among the primary duties of governance sentinels is the safeguarding of intentionality.
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Shazia Manus, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
Dogs are 'sentinels for human infections' Sykes and Camponuri evaluated almost 835,000 blood antibody tests taken from dogs nationwide between 2012 and 2022.
—Terry Collins, USA Today, 17 May 2025
These tools act as governance sentinels, standing guard at the frontier of change.
—Shazia Manus, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
But these silver sentinels go largely unnoticed, their purpose a mystery to the millions who shuffle past.
—Yuvraj Khanna, New York Times, 1 May 2025
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Shazia Manus, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
Dogs are 'sentinels for human infections' Sykes and Camponuri evaluated almost 835,000 blood antibody tests taken from dogs nationwide between 2012 and 2022.
—Terry Collins, USA Today, 17 May 2025
These tools act as governance sentinels, standing guard at the frontier of change.
—Shazia Manus, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
But these silver sentinels go largely unnoticed, their purpose a mystery to the millions who shuffle past.
—Yuvraj Khanna, New York Times, 1 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sentinel
Noun
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The council will also consider measures to hold parents and guardians accountable for their children's actions, including fines and parenting classes for repeat violations.—
Jordan Smith,
IndyStar,
8 July 2025
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Riding on the laurels of military success in Iran, Netanyahu and Trump envision themselves as guardians of the free world.—
Ayelet Gundar-Goshen,
Time,
7 July 2025
Noun
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Bringing in a guard who can make that kind of an impact would be of interest to most teams around the NBA.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 July 2025
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In the four photos, the Indiana Fever guard and the former Iowa men's basketball star are seen happily posing at various venues, including at one of her games.—
Anna Lazarus Caplan,
People.com,
14 July 2025
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If students are expected to produce original thoughts when demonstrating their learning, shouldn't instructors, as custodians of intellectual integrity, be held to a similar standard regarding the materials and feedback used to teach?—
Nate Bennett,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Crofts was working as a custodian at the city’s development services office when he was arrested Wednesday.—
Alex Brizee,
Idaho Statesman,
27 June 2025
Noun
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The law only lets the warden impound dogs found running loose or found not wearing valid dog tags.—
Laura A. Bischoff,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
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Inmates spend all day inside, emerging only for 30 minutes of calisthenics or Bible study, according to the warden.—
Eric Cortellessa,
Time,
10 June 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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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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The tree had long been a way marker and memory maker: a site of wedding proposals and remembrance ceremonies, a sentry in photos from one-in-a-lifetime family vacations, taped to fridges across the world.—
Amelia Nierenberg,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2025
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Anduril makes everything from small drones to sentry towers used to police the U.S.-Mexico border systems to enable pilotless vehicles.—
William Hartung,
Forbes,
26 Dec. 2024
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“Sentinel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sentinel. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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