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custodial

[kuh-stoh-dee-uhl] / kʌˈstoʊ di əl /


ADJECTIVE
tutelary/tutelar
Synonyms


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Medicare generally does not cover long-term custodial nursing-home care.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026

"Hundreds of individuals have been arrested, and many people are serving custodial sentences," Bull said.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026

People often overestimate how much Medicare covers those specific needs, such as a nursing home stay or custodial care.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026

Altruist, founded in 2018, is an upstart competitor to Charles Schwab and Fidelity Investments in providing custodial and administrative work to independent financial advisers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

Canton always waited for his mother after school, killing time by helping Mr. Munch, the custodian, do custodial things.

From "Look Both Ways" by Jason Reynolds




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