as in abode
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 oasis
Residents of 15 Hudson Yards enjoy over 40,000 square feet of amenities, including a full-floor spa, aquatics center, fitness facilities, wine storage, a golf simulator lounge, private dining suites, and the Skytop rooftop oasis that sits nearly 1,000 feet in the air.
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Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 1 Oct. 2025
There are even more renovation reveals expected before the year ends, including 20 new rooms at a historic, luxury desert oasis and a new hotel restaurant from a reality TV star.
—Michael Salerno, AZCentral.com, 29 Sep. 2025
Fairmont Mayakoba Playa del Carmen, Mexico Immersed within a mangrove jungle intersected by lagoons, Fairmont Mayakoba has all the makings of a tropical oasis.
—Allison Tibaldi, USA Today, 27 Sep. 2025
Listing photos give a glimpse into the Alabama native's former West Nashville oasis.
—Molly Davis, Nashville Tennessean, 24 Sep. 2025
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Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 1 Oct. 2025
There are even more renovation reveals expected before the year ends, including 20 new rooms at a historic, luxury desert oasis and a new hotel restaurant from a reality TV star.
—Michael Salerno, AZCentral.com, 29 Sep. 2025
Fairmont Mayakoba Playa del Carmen, Mexico Immersed within a mangrove jungle intersected by lagoons, Fairmont Mayakoba has all the makings of a tropical oasis.
—Allison Tibaldi, USA Today, 27 Sep. 2025
Listing photos give a glimpse into the Alabama native's former West Nashville oasis.
—Molly Davis, Nashville Tennessean, 24 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for oasis
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Extensively upgraded and customized during Feinstein and Flannery’s tenure, the modern-minded Spanish Revival abode features four bedrooms and an equal number of baths in roughly 3,600 square feet across two levels accented throughout with rich hardwood floors, high ceilings, and picture windows.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
3 Oct. 2025
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The result is about 10 rooms inside the A-lister’s California home being redesigned, bringing her hopes for the abode to fruition.—
Victoria Uwumarogie,
Essence,
1 Oct. 2025
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School was a refuge from his otherwise challenging life, the committee said.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
8 Oct. 2025
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At the Nir Oz kibbutz, Ohad (Miki Leon), wife Batsheva (Rotem Sela) and three children are awoken by alarms and seek refuge in their home’s shelter room, which unfortunately has a broken door, forcing a predictable and harrowing outcome.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Oct. 2025
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The fire also consumed an 80-acre condor sanctuary operated by Ventana Wildlife Society.—
John Leos,
AZCentral.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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The sanctuary is home to more than 70 great apes, who frolic in a lush Florida jungle outfitted with climbing structures, swinging vines and numerous toys and enrichment activities.—
Martha Shade,
CNN Money,
1 Oct. 2025
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Skylark’s energy matched Mecca’s vision perfectly, a retreat where global luxury could meet local authenticity without compromise.—
Essence,
Essence,
3 Oct. 2025
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The Jokake Inn, a winter retreat, opened in 1928 on the site where The Phoenician resort now stands.—
Douglas C. Towne,
AZCentral.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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If no shelter is available, crawl to an interior wall away from windows.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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One shelter the actress is proud and excited to highlight is Animal Haven in New York City, which is holding an in-person adoption event over the weekend.—
Nicholas Rice,
PEOPLE,
4 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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The Netflix series showed the killer finding a chainsaw in a cupboard in the asylum and using it to kill Nurse Noz in Central State Hospital for the Criminally Insane.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
6 Oct. 2025
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But Republicans have argued that the Biden administration abused the immigration parole system, as well as granted asylum and refugee status to immigrants who should not have received it.—
Rachel Schilke,
The Washington Examiner,
3 Oct. 2025
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Much already has been made about the film’s opening sequence in which the revolutionary group the French 75 free Mexican immigrants from a detention center at the border and provide safe harbor.—
Richard Newby,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Sep. 2025
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The harbor town has narrow streets, oak trees, and incredible Southern architecture.—
Lydia Mansel,
Southern Living,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Oasis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oasis. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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