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
The Trump administration is stripping protections of some asylum applicants who filed as far back as 2019.
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Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 10 Aug. 2025
The mental asylum felt very Addams-y, and finding new environments outside the school to explore visually.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 8 Aug. 2025
The asylum is now in shambles, with Thornhill and all the patients having escaped.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
In June 2018, just prior to giving birth, Kenia and Noah make their way back to the U.S. and apply for asylum.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 5 Aug. 2025
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Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 10 Aug. 2025
The mental asylum felt very Addams-y, and finding new environments outside the school to explore visually.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 8 Aug. 2025
The asylum is now in shambles, with Thornhill and all the patients having escaped.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
In June 2018, just prior to giving birth, Kenia and Noah make their way back to the U.S. and apply for asylum.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 5 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for asylum
Noun
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The Ukrainian community in Sacramento is a large one — more than 20,000 Ukrainians lived in Sacramento as of 2022, a number that has only grown since Russia’s invasion in February 2022 as hundreds of thousands of people have sought refuge in the United States.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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Whatever certainties had taken refuge in American minds, now would come time for their retirement.—
Hussein Agha,
New Yorker,
22 Aug. 2025
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In 2021, a dozen dogs were infected at Maricopa County's west shelter.—
Mary Jo Pitzl,
AZCentral.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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This time, her owner didn’t bring her back to the shelter.—
TJ Macias,
Kansas City Star,
14 Aug. 2025
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Either way, this is about creating a sanctuary that truly reflects your needs.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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Grace Chapel grew over time, starting a school adjacent to the church sanctuary and launching a satellite campus in Fairview, Tennessee.—
Liam Adams,
The Tennessean,
21 Aug. 2025
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Roy Barth, a veteran of all four Grand Slam tournaments as a singles and doubles player, founded the tennis academy at this South Carolina paradise island retreat.—
Joe Yogerst,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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The Cotswolds have a rich association with a vein of upper-class establishment conservatism that is in retreat around the world.—
Jon Allsop,
New Yorker,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Asylum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/asylum. Accessed 29 Aug. 2025.
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