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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
James Salzman, The Conversation, 5 Jan. 2026
Decades of sewage discharge and industrial pollution followed, leaving much of the harbor unsafe.
—Logan Hall, CBS News, 3 Jan. 2026
Reeves Wiedeman, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2026
He was charged and taken into custody on a charge of harboring a juvenile runaway, the sheriff's office said.
—Paula Wethington, CBS News, 12 Jan. 2026
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Noun
Just as with dumps on land, all kinds of waste was being disposed of in rivers, lakes and harbors.
—James Salzman, The Conversation, 5 Jan. 2026
Decades of sewage discharge and industrial pollution followed, leaving much of the harbor unsafe.
—Logan Hall, CBS News, 3 Jan. 2026
Verb
But Larry has long harbored more globe-spanning ambitions.
—Reeves Wiedeman, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2026
He was charged and taken into custody on a charge of harboring a juvenile runaway, the sheriff's office said.
—Paula Wethington, CBS News, 12 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for harbor
Noun
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Police said the heads were found on a tourist beach in the small fishing port of Puerto Lopez, in Manabi province.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
12 Jan. 2026
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There are six output ports and two input ports to charge up your phone, headphones, camera battery, and other small devices.—
Sophie Dodd,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Jan. 2026
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Sosa Rojas first fled persecution in Venezuela in 2014, seeking refuge with his family in Colombia, where his wife was born.—
Verónica Egui Brito,
Miami Herald,
7 Jan. 2026
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The Tofinu took refuge in the lagoons along the Bight of Benin, a core area of the slave trade, venturing forth in canoes with harpoons, javelins, and swords to fight off raiders from powerful nearby kingdoms.—
Laurent Dubois,
The Atlantic,
6 Jan. 2026
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Boston's David Pastrnak had an assist on Lindholm's goal to extend his scoring streak to four games, with four goals and four assists in that span.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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While past studies have shown that dairy products may have a protective effect against dementia, how specific dairy products affect cognitive health remains unclear.—
Julia Ries Wexler,
Health,
9 Jan. 2026
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All those years of speeches are housed in one place, across the street from the Capitol, in the State Library and court building.—
Steve Large,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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When manual driving is selected, the airbag housed within the steering wheel is used instead.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Jan. 2026
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The country currently shelters nearly 2 million refugees, the most in Africa.—
Nimi Princewill,
CNN Money,
14 Jan. 2026
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Thin lids of ice could have sheltered lakes on ancient Mars and kept surface water liquid even as the Red Planet's climate became freezing, according to new research that could solve one of the greater paradoxes of Martian history.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
14 Jan. 2026
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In late November, the Ocean Network Express (ONE) Henry Hudson caught ablaze at Yusen Container Terminal and had to be moved to anchorage for nearly four days.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
17 Dec. 2025
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What to See Each anchorage in the Whitsundays has something to offer.—
Suzy Mercien-Ferol,
Travel + Leisure,
3 Dec. 2025
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This is a sanctuary, a place of calm.—
Elazar Sontag,
Washington Post,
10 Jan. 2026
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Wellness-Centric Bathrooms Design trends over the last few years have positioned the bathroom as a personal retreat and sanctuary.—
Kristina McGuirk,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 Jan. 2026
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Miami’s first Black Art Basel exhibit was held at the Lyric Theater.—
Dorothy Jenkins Fields,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
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He was tagged and pictured holding a skull on the group page, ABC 6 reported.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Harbor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/harbor. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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