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as in port
a part of a body of water protected and deep enough to be a place of safety for ships
the tanker stayed in Boston harbor three days to undergo repairs
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as in refuge
something (as a building) that offers cover from the weather or protection from danger
seeking a harbor from the drenching rain, we unfortunately chose a bank where a robbery was taking place
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as in to have
to keep in one's mind or heart
he had long harbored a grudge against his old employer, who had high-handedly fired him without cause
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as in to house
to provide with living quarters or shelter
the woods in our suburb harbor deer, foxes, raccoons, and skunks
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Recent Examples of harbor
Oren Peleg, New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2025
Hitchcock refers to a dark secret that Perkins harbors.
—Jr Radcliffe, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025
Brazil harbors roughly half of the world's remaining jaguar population, with many roaming the country's dense Amazon rainforest and surrounding wetlands.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
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Noun
This ethos harks back to another era of resistance in the Los Angeles harbor.
—Oren Peleg, New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2025
Hitchcock refers to a dark secret that Perkins harbors.
—Jr Radcliffe, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Verb
India has long accused Canada – home to one of the largest Sikh populations outside India – of harboring Sikh extremists.
—Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025
Brazil harbors roughly half of the world's remaining jaguar population, with many roaming the country's dense Amazon rainforest and surrounding wetlands.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for harbor
Noun
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While port finishing defines the bourbon produced by Louisville’s Angel’s Envy, there are also some notable examples in the rye category—among those are expressions from Baltimore’s Sagamore Spirit, Milam & Greene in Texas, Iowa’s Cedar Ridge distillery, and Hillrock Estate in upstate New York.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
10 Oct. 2025
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Further east along the maritime corridor are the busy Russian ports of Primorsk and Ust-Luga, before the Gulf of Finland reaches its easternmost edge.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
10 Oct. 2025
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Some state parks allow hunting, but national wildlife refuges are closed to hunting unless expressly permitted.—
Jalen Williams,
Freep.com,
15 Oct. 2025
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Maintain a safe distance from windows and avoid seeking refuge in large open rooms like cafeterias, gymnasiums, or auditoriums.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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The facility, which had about 80 employees, according to Hickman County Mayor Jim Bates, is about an hour southwest of Nashville, on the Hickman and Humphreys County lines.—
Isabel Rosales,
CNN Money,
16 Oct. 2025
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Forgery is also about persuasion, and certain forgeries have specific attributes.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
16 Oct. 2025
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Away from the ship, Barton was spending much of her time in a warehouse called Los Fosos, four long buildings housing hundreds of reconcentrados who were dying so quickly their graves went unnamed.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Oct. 2025
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In the first few months that initiative has closed down two homeless camps, including a prominent one in Fountain Square, and housed 30 people living in them, according to project leaders.—
Jordan Smith,
IndyStar,
15 Oct. 2025
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The evacuees are now being sheltered in temporary tents as authorities assess structural safety and continue emergency response efforts.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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While Bob struggles to charge the low-tech phone that’ll connect him with the French 75, Sensei coordinates skateboarders as messengers and directs his relatives and employees to evacuate the dozens of migrants his family is sheltering to a nearby church.—
Robert Daniels,
Time,
10 Oct. 2025
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On April Fools’ Day in 1928, the Point Loma was towed out to an anchorage on the southern end of the Point Loma kelp beds.—
Eric DuVall,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Sep. 2025
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Ceramides and 5% capixyl are the finishing touches for boosting overall hair anchorage at the follicle.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
26 Aug. 2025
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Best Travel Accessories Deals The right travel accessories can turn even the tightest seat into your own little sanctuary.—
Nicol Natale,
PEOPLE,
8 Oct. 2025
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The Equal Justice Initiative’s latest project, the Elevation Hotel, was designed as a sanctuary for visitors engaging with this difficult history.—
Kurt Streeter,
New York Times,
8 Oct. 2025
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But as Muttaqi went about a public relations blitz in India and held talks with Indian officials, deadly clashes erupted along the Durand Line border between Pakistan and Afghanistan in recent days.—
Happymon Jacob,
Time,
16 Oct. 2025
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Lyon has earned the net Alex Lyon was playing his fourth game in seven days and still held steady for most of the night.—
Matthew Fairburn,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Harbor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/harbor. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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