as in refuges
something (as a building) that offers cover from the weather or protection from danger
her cottage in the Lake District served as her bolt-hole whenever the stresses of London became too great
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Recent Examples of bolt-holes
But other bolt-holes stand out for giving the beds themselves extra attention, distinguishing them in some particularly charming or even surreal way (see beds carved out of literal ice).
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Kathryn Romeyn, Architectural Digest, 9 Mar. 2026
Kathryn Romeyn, Architectural Digest, 9 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bolt-holes
Noun
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Why perpetuate this problem in city parks — our best refuges from the danger, noise and congestion of city streets?—
Jon Orcutt,
New York Daily News,
14 Mar. 2026
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Aire Ancient Baths A subterranean theater of candlelit pools and vaulted brick, Aire remains one of the city’s few strictly phone-and-camera-free refuges.—
Amy Louise Bailey,
Travel + Leisure,
12 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Unlike traditional shelters, there are few restrictions on who can live there.—
Emily Bollinger,
NPR,
25 Mar. 2026
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In the meantime, the city stopped enrolling new families in its motel shelters on March 1.—
Ariane Lange,
Sacbee.com,
25 Mar. 2026
Noun
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But unlike at some jungle retreats, which demand a certain ability to rough it, even the most spider-averse will feel at home here—kids in particular.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
29 Mar. 2026
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Dozens of people who have participated in retreats in the US and abroad responded to a CNN callout about psilocybin retreats.—
Natalia V. Osipova,
CNN Money,
28 Mar. 2026
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That brightening would affect the entire planet, including remote locations that are now considered dark sky sanctuaries, where astronomers build their sky-observing machines.—
Tereza Pultarova,
Space.com,
22 Mar. 2026
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The immediate trigger lies in Pakistan’s growing concern over cross-border militant activity, particularly from groups such as the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, which Islamabad believes operate from sanctuaries inside Afghanistan.—
Rabia Akhtar,
The Conversation,
20 Mar. 2026
Noun
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For Gulf economies, being dollar-pegged remains a major risk on the inflation front, Iqbal said, adding that traditional safe havens — namely gold — have displayed characteristics more akin to a risk asset, shaped by the strengthening dollar and rising interest rate expectations.—
Hugh Leask,
CNBC,
27 Mar. 2026
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New York — The war in Iran and the spike in energy prices have rattled global markets, impacting not just stocks but also safe havens like bonds, gold and currencies.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Bolt-holes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bolt-holes. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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