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something that provides protection or relief from weather or outside dangers
Her study was an oasis of quiet in her otherwise chaotic home.
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Recent Examples of oases
The local oases would be disrupted, but the new sea would dramatically increase the economic potential of the region.
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Big Think, 17 Oct. 2025
For decades, wealthy Gulf Arab states cast themselves as oases of stability in a region mired in conflict, building gleaming capitals with fast-growing economies powered by by millions of foreign workers drawn to economic opportunity and a tax-free lifestyle.
—Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 13 Sep. 2025
The resort may be just 15 minutes from Ubud's bustling downtown, but its private one-bedroom villas, scattered throughout the property, are serene oases nestled in the lush jungle.
—Samantha Leal, Travel + Leisure, 31 Aug. 2025
The flags seemed like oases, little signs of welcome, in a desert world that did not see Palestine.
—Philip Metres
august 27, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2025
Courtesy Mya Mendola Nevertheless, transformation videos are all over TikTok, showing drab, undecorated freshman dorms elevated into luxurious oases.
—Natalie Bennett, NBC news, 23 Aug. 2025
Microbes could be redesigned to remediate poisonous perchlorates that plague the soil, opening the way for Eden-like gardens across expanding oases, and releasing oxygen in the process to slowly build up the atmosphere.
—Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
At the same time, French, British, and Italian infrastructure development, new ports on the West African coast, the completion of the Suez Canal in 1869, and the beginnings of a railroad network into the Sahara redirected historic north–south trade through the oases network.
—Jacob Jones, JSTOR Daily, 13 Aug. 2025
Data from those sensors generate a real-time map of the conditions in the neighborhood, from urban heat islets like Dudley Common to cooler urban oases, such as Lewis Place.
—Dan O'Brien, The Conversation, 11 Aug. 2025
Big Think, 17 Oct. 2025
For decades, wealthy Gulf Arab states cast themselves as oases of stability in a region mired in conflict, building gleaming capitals with fast-growing economies powered by by millions of foreign workers drawn to economic opportunity and a tax-free lifestyle.
—Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 13 Sep. 2025
The resort may be just 15 minutes from Ubud's bustling downtown, but its private one-bedroom villas, scattered throughout the property, are serene oases nestled in the lush jungle.
—Samantha Leal, Travel + Leisure, 31 Aug. 2025
The flags seemed like oases, little signs of welcome, in a desert world that did not see Palestine.
—Philip Metres
august 27, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2025
Courtesy Mya Mendola Nevertheless, transformation videos are all over TikTok, showing drab, undecorated freshman dorms elevated into luxurious oases.
—Natalie Bennett, NBC news, 23 Aug. 2025
Microbes could be redesigned to remediate poisonous perchlorates that plague the soil, opening the way for Eden-like gardens across expanding oases, and releasing oxygen in the process to slowly build up the atmosphere.
—Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
At the same time, French, British, and Italian infrastructure development, new ports on the West African coast, the completion of the Suez Canal in 1869, and the beginnings of a railroad network into the Sahara redirected historic north–south trade through the oases network.
—Jacob Jones, JSTOR Daily, 13 Aug. 2025
Data from those sensors generate a real-time map of the conditions in the neighborhood, from urban heat islets like Dudley Common to cooler urban oases, such as Lewis Place.
—Dan O'Brien, The Conversation, 11 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for oases
Noun
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Preserving original brick also helps hold a bit of a home's history in place, a constant reminder that many of today’s abodes hold pieces of the past.—
Lennie Omalza,
Louisville Courier Journal,
9 Oct. 2025
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The abodes range from three to five bedrooms and are built to maximize views of the surrounding mountains.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
23 Sep. 2025
Noun
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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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But others argue that support for transgender people has infringed on the rights of biological women and their safety in spaces such as hospitals, prisons and domestic violence refuges.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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And while some, including PETA, have called for the remaining marine animals to be relocated to seaside sanctuaries, there is a notable lack of such sanctuaries.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
9 Oct. 2025
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And despite headlines about shootings inside sanctuaries, 71% of homicides occurred outside – in parking lots, courtyards or on steps – when people were gathering or leaving.—
James Densley,
The Conversation,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Risk-sensitive currencies like the Australian and New Zealand dollars climbed against the greenback in early trading, outperforming major peers, while havens including the Swiss franc and Japanese yen edged lower.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
26 Oct. 2025
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For the virus, these are havens protected from the immune system.—
NPR,
NPR,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Many former asylums are now macabre tourist attractions, whose treatment of their subject matter can range from the sensitive to the sensationalist.—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN Money,
18 Oct. 2025
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But worst of all is the knowledge that all of these terrors were trademarks of the asylums that stowed away those with mental health conditions well into the 20th century.—
James Mercadante,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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At 8,614 feet, the Mackinac Bridge is still the longest suspension bridge between anchorages in the Western Hemisphere.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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Several small craft broken away from moorings, especially in unprotected anchorages.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
19 Aug. 2025
Noun
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After buying out a vendor, the bikers pass out the food to encampments and shelters.—
Danya Gainor,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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The number of beloved pets who die of age or illness is unknown but might be less than the eleven thousand dogs and cats euthanized in shelters weekly.—
Joy Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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Regulatory sandboxes and safe harbors can be leveraged where applicable.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
9 Oct. 2025
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Hitchcock refers to a dark secret that Perkins harbors.—
JR Radcliffe,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Oases.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oases. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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