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
Soliman, an Egyptian national, first arrived in the U.S. in August 2022 on a tourist visa and filed for asylum that September.
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Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 4 June 2025
Canada’s new immigration bill seeks to impact various areas—from asylum rules to search and seizure, to giving police more power to control and monitor the U.S. border.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 4 June 2025
Last week, Wilders issued an ultimatum to the government to toughen asylum policy but expressed his unhappiness on Tuesday with the coalition's refusal to back his proposals for 10 additional asylum measures.
—Brendan Cole
shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 June 2025
After his arrest, Duffy had faked amnesia and sought asylum in a psychiatric hospital, where doctors prevented the police from interrogating him, but the pretense of the amnesia was exposed at the trial by his ex-wife and a friend.
—Sarah Beckwith, New Yorker, 26 May 2025
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Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 4 June 2025
Canada’s new immigration bill seeks to impact various areas—from asylum rules to search and seizure, to giving police more power to control and monitor the U.S. border.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 4 June 2025
Last week, Wilders issued an ultimatum to the government to toughen asylum policy but expressed his unhappiness on Tuesday with the coalition's refusal to back his proposals for 10 additional asylum measures.
—Brendan Cole
shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 June 2025
After his arrest, Duffy had faked amnesia and sought asylum in a psychiatric hospital, where doctors prevented the police from interrogating him, but the pretense of the amnesia was exposed at the trial by his ex-wife and a friend.
—Sarah Beckwith, New Yorker, 26 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for asylum
Noun
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Many North Slope Iñupiat leaders who support drilling in the refuge felt their voices were not heard during the Biden era.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
2 June 2025
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The project involves creating a pedestrian refuge island across Illinois Street, and reducing lanes on Illinois Street to include dedicated bike lanes between Riverside Avenue and First Street.—
Aurora Beacon-News,
Chicago Tribune,
2 June 2025
Noun
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If finding indoor shelter is not an option: Avoid open fields, hill peaks, or ridge tops.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 June 2025
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Architect Marina Tabassum’s 2025 Serpentine Pavilion is a meditation on shelter, climate and community—a place for gathering, reflection, and imagining new ways of being together in public space.—
Nargess Banks,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
Noun
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As the world’s largest shark sanctuary, French Polynesia offers scientists a place to study sharks and rays without the intense fishing pressure found in most other parts of the world.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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That same year, a monkey that was headed for a wildlife sanctuary escaped from his crate in a San Antonio baggage area.—
Thomas Westerholm,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 May 2025
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The situation has sparked backlash from both conservatives, who want companies to stay neutral, and LGBTQ+ advocates, who view the company's stance as a retreat on its support for the community, as many companies appear to reduce their Pride campaigns this year.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 June 2025
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Originally a private home, it was converted in the 1940s into a corporate retreat, mainly used by the Borg-Warner automotive company.—
Catherine Dunwoody,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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“Asylum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/asylum. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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