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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 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.
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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
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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Through a succession of job changes, a don’t-open-the-mail approach to bill paying, abrupt moves to and from a string of increasingly cluttered abodes, Uhle recounts with humor and remarkable detail the unstable circumstances of her youth.—
Kristen Kidd,
Denver Post,
30 Aug. 2025
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Those daydreaming of taking in the sweeping sunrise vistas across Middle Harbour just got lucky because one of the most significant abodes on the street just surfaced on market for the first time in over four decades.—
Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
27 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Both refuges have launched fundraising campaigns to help cover the costs of the operation.—
Bill Bowden,
Arkansas Online,
29 Aug. 2025
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This is a statement of respect for human life, happiness and dignity — written in stickers proclaiming businesses to be refuges against bullying, in flags flying proudly from city lampposts, in brightly colored paint applied to road surfaces at high-traffic intersections.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
21 Aug. 2025
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Kerényi shows how the pomegranate goes beyond a mere religious symbol, noting its role as an object of worship as evidenced by votive offerings of terracotta pomegranates in one of Hera’s sanctuaries.—
Demir Alp,
JSTOR Daily,
29 Aug. 2025
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Its own limited space, due to being located on a small island off the coast of another island, spurred it to rehome several of its animals to sanctuaries with more space for enclosures larger than the facility in its entirety.—
Bill Bowden,
Arkansas Online,
29 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Bedrooms are havens of soft colors, rich fabrics, and elegant details.—
Mark David,
Robb Report,
8 Sep. 2025
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Money markets, which are treated as safe havens, won't lose value since they are fixed at $1 per share, Stovall said, but the income received will go down if interest rates fall in the future.—
Susan Tompor,
Freep.com,
4 Sep. 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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Once healthy and socialized, animals are placed with shelters or sent to sanctuaries and rehabilitation centers.—
Meg Dunn,
CNN Money,
5 Sep. 2025
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Each week, The Arizona Republic highlights a select number of the many pets available for adoption at Valley shelters.—
Arizona Republic,
AZCentral.com,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Safer harbors At the opposite end of the spectrum, industries with lower AI adoption rates are seeing relatively unchanged employment levels.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
3 Sep. 2025
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Depictions of the seashore and harbors and boats are of course not limited to lesbian artists.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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“Oases.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oases. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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