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
Lastly, the letter writer presumably does not understand the concept that all immigrants have a right to file a claim of asylum.
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Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 9 Feb. 2026
Some detainees have won asylum protection or agreed to deportation but remain imprisoned indefinitely without court hearings or clear information about their cases.
—Gisela Salomon, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
The cases appear to have been referred to a set of immigration judges who grant asylum at lower rates than the national average, according to an NPR review of EOIR data.
—Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 9 Feb. 2026
For the past five months, the 34-year-old asylum-seeker has been at an immigration detention camp at the Fort Bliss Army base in El Paso, Texas, where two migrants died in January and which has many of the same conditions, according to human rights groups.
—Gisela Salomon, Sun Sentinel, 9 Feb. 2026
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Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 9 Feb. 2026
Some detainees have won asylum protection or agreed to deportation but remain imprisoned indefinitely without court hearings or clear information about their cases.
—Gisela Salomon, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
The cases appear to have been referred to a set of immigration judges who grant asylum at lower rates than the national average, according to an NPR review of EOIR data.
—Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 9 Feb. 2026
For the past five months, the 34-year-old asylum-seeker has been at an immigration detention camp at the Fort Bliss Army base in El Paso, Texas, where two migrants died in January and which has many of the same conditions, according to human rights groups.
—Gisela Salomon, Sun Sentinel, 9 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for asylum
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Generations of Coloradans will see their stories here and imagine the days when legendary Black actors and authors sought refuge in Lincoln Hills.—
Anna Alejo,
CBS News,
7 Feb. 2026
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The city is also expanding its efforts to open up new places in which people can take refuge, according to Mamdani.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
7 Feb. 2026
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Gertie, a female boxer-mix, was found by a partner shelter in Tulare after she had been dropped off on the side of the road with serious injuries.—
Caleb Lunetta,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Feb. 2026
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The gala, the organization’s biggest fundraiser, helps fund counseling, advocacy and emergency shelter for individuals and families who are survivors of domestic violence.—
Melinda Moore,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Feb. 2026
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In terms of affordability and reliability, consider IKEA your sanctuary.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
9 Feb. 2026
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Parents and community members spoke about the trauma caused if armed and masked immigration agents enter schools — an environment that should be a sanctuary for learning, not a stage for political terror.—
Randy Linville,
Baltimore Sun,
9 Feb. 2026
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Reading retreats are rising in popularity, but what about more casual literary pilgrims?—
Lindsay Cohn,
Vogue,
4 Feb. 2026
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In 2024, Balmoral became an especially important retreat for King Charles and Kate Middleton, both of whom were diagnosed with cancer.—
Emma Banks,
InStyle,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Asylum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/asylum. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.
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