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
After losing all four of her children in infancy, Lee had a mental breakdown and was admitted to an asylum.
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Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 24 Jan. 2026
The child, a citizen of Ecuador who was brought to Minneapolis as a newborn, has a pending asylum application and is not subject to a final order of removal.
—Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2026
The senator said the man didn’t have legal representation, but the judge ordered him to finish his asylum paperwork and return in a year.
—Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 23 Jan. 2026
Tarabishi’s lawyer, Ali Elhorr, has filed a motion to reopen Tarabishi’s asylum application based on the recent revelation that the attorney who filed Tarabishi’s original application was practicing without a valid license, his family said.
—Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Jan. 2026
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Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 24 Jan. 2026
The child, a citizen of Ecuador who was brought to Minneapolis as a newborn, has a pending asylum application and is not subject to a final order of removal.
—Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2026
The senator said the man didn’t have legal representation, but the judge ordered him to finish his asylum paperwork and return in a year.
—Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 23 Jan. 2026
Tarabishi’s lawyer, Ali Elhorr, has filed a motion to reopen Tarabishi’s asylum application based on the recent revelation that the attorney who filed Tarabishi’s original application was practicing without a valid license, his family said.
—Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for asylum
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Wild Wonders typically runs more than 1,000 onsite and offsite educational programs each year, ranging from behind-the-scenes tours of the private wildlife refuge to zoo camps and sunset safaris.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 Feb. 2026
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Their apartment only offers the slightest refuge from outside forces, and their real home is each other, which — as any siblings know — isn’t always an easy fit.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
30 Jan. 2026
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The city coordinates with community partners like Jericho Way to ensure transportation and shelter for homeless residents during periods when the city's temporary emergency shelter is demobilized.—
Bill Bowden,
Arkansas Online,
29 Jan. 2026
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National organizations like the American Red Cross deployed more than 1,600 disaster workers and opened warming shelters in two dozen states.—
Cat Ward,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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For at least 15 minutes a day, your sanctuary will be a place for deep breathing, meditation and quiet serenity.—
Hunter Boyce,
AJC.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Coral planting in Costa Rica, women’s empowerment projects in Morocco, artisan preservation in Japan and Sweden, and elephant sanctuaries in Botswana are embedded into itineraries.—
Daniel Scheffler,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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In November, researchers published findings about the deadly pathogens that ravaged Napoleon's soldiers during his doomed 1812 retreat from Russia.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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In Tasmania’s Central Highlands, Pumphouse Point has new lakeside retreat suites overlooking Lake St Clair.—
Laura Begley Bloom,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Asylum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/asylum. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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