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as in anchorage
a part of a body of water protected and deep enough to be a place of safety for ships
the city boasts one of the best deepwater harborages on the Atlantic coast
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as in refuge
something (as a building) that offers cover from the weather or protection from danger
the only harborage from the storm was a lone pine tree, which looked like it could get hit by lightning any minute
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Recent Examples of harborage
Look for hidden sources of moisture that provide harborage for them and correct the problem, says Benson.
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Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 23 Sep. 2025
Regularly clean debris in gutters that provide moisture and harborage.
—Chandra Fleming, Detroit Free Press, 24 May 2023
In addition to food, roaches need harborage to thrive.
—Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, 30 Mar. 2020
Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 23 Sep. 2025
Regularly clean debris in gutters that provide moisture and harborage.
—Chandra Fleming, Detroit Free Press, 24 May 2023
In addition to food, roaches need harborage to thrive.
—Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, 30 Mar. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for harborage
Noun
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Faced with an impassable strait, carriers did not hold vessels in indefinite anchorage.—
Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
7 May 2026
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Friendship Bay Beach on the eastern shore is another popular anchorage with a beautiful beachfront, while remote Crescent Beach on the island's northeast coast offers a castaway feel.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
22 Apr. 2026
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Velasco said families have fled to nearby towns, where many now take refuge in a soccer field.—
Megan Janetsky,
Fortune,
10 May 2026
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For many, getting those resources meant seeking refuge away from Grizzly Flats.—
Corey Schmidt,
Sacbee.com,
10 May 2026
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People are talking about how we may not be allowed to enter the harbor.—
Akash Kapur,
New Yorker,
12 May 2026
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Water Street, the town's main drag, has a smattering of restaurants interspersed with antique shops, but for a bite with a view, check out the popular Dog Watch Cafe overlooking the harbor.—
Amy Thomas,
Travel + Leisure,
12 May 2026
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Though many people come to far West Texas for its isolation—the Unabomber’s slightly less reclusive brother did a stint here in the eighties, living at first in a crude underground shelter—Miller said that immigration-enforcement agents have been an intrusive presence for many years.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
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Newborns in incubators were transferred and doctors and nurses scrambled to find shelter amid fears the hospital would become the next casualty in Haiti’s escalating gang wars.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
14 May 2026
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The attack began in midmorning and lasted for hours in the capital of Kyiv, the western city of Lviv near Poland, and the port of Odesa on the Black Sea, among other population centers, Zelenskyy said on the Telegram messaging app.—
Hanna Arhirova,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2026
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Saudi miner Maaden now has 3,500 trucks moving phosphate to the Red Sea, traffic at a UAE port on the Gulf of Oman is70-times the prewar level, and supermarket chain Spinneys drove snacks and baby food overland from the UK to the UAE, The Wall Street Journal reported.—
Mohammed Sergie,
semafor.com,
14 May 2026
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Then the scene’s perspective shifts, and Amadeus reveals that Salieri’s look of disgust is not for his younger rival but for the figure of Jesus Christ hanging on a cross above the sanctuary.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
11 May 2026
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Expectant mothers, soon-to-be pregnant women and their supporters gathered in the sanctuary of a South Side church Saturday to learn how to best advocate for themselves during pregnancy and where to find health resources.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
11 May 2026
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Popular experiences include sauna and hydrotherapy bathhouses such as Soak Bathhouse and Sense Of Self, luxury spa retreats like Alba in the Mornington Peninsula and clinical skin treatments at specialist clinics in Sydney and Melbourne.—
Hanna Wickes,
Sacbee.com,
13 May 2026
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Of course, no lakeside retreat is complete without evening s'mores, which are complimentary for resort guests.—
Megan duBois,
USA Today,
13 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Harborage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/harborage. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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