as in refuge
something (as a building) that offers cover from the weather or protection from danger
the embassy serves as an asylum for that country's nationals in need of help
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Recent Examples of asylum
For most of the past twenty years, immigration judges tended to offer minors a reprieve from deportation until their SIJ and asylum applications had run their course.
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E. Tammy Kim,
New Yorker,
20 June 2026
The law ended eligibility for legal refugees and asylum seekers.
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Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
The national also offers asylum to refugees fleeing their home countries due to safety concerns about living as an openly LGBTQ+ person.
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Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
In Ukraine, home to more than a third of Europe’s biodiversity, constant shelling and drone attacks have already prompted whole populations of wolves, deer and other large mammals to seek asylum far from the nightly explosions and aerial whistles.
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The Los Angeles Times,
Mercury News,
18 June 2026
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E. Tammy Kim,
New Yorker,
20 June 2026
The law ended eligibility for legal refugees and asylum seekers.
—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
The national also offers asylum to refugees fleeing their home countries due to safety concerns about living as an openly LGBTQ+ person.
—
Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
In Ukraine, home to more than a third of Europe’s biodiversity, constant shelling and drone attacks have already prompted whole populations of wolves, deer and other large mammals to seek asylum far from the nightly explosions and aerial whistles.
—
The Los Angeles Times,
Mercury News,
18 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for asylum
Noun
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The tree is said to have sheltered Robin Hood, the legendary 13th-century bandit who stole from the rich and gave to the poor and took refuge in the forest when being pursued by the sheriff of Nottingham.
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But Germany, too, denied his request for refuge.
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If no shelter is available, crawl to an interior wall away from windows.
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The agency also pays for 10 shelter beds at the Gateway Center and Salvation Army.
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The islands are wildlife sanctuaries.
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The sanctuary, located near Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, cares for a colony of African vervet monkeys descended from animals linked to a roadside zoo and research facility that operated decades ago.
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In the 97th minute, chasing an equaliser from a corner kick, Scotland hit the first man, botched the clean-up job and found themselves on the retreat.
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Originally built as a summer home and later serving as a retreat house and seminary for the Missionaries of La Salette, the property opened as a resort in 1986.
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“Asylum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/asylum. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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