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oasis

noun

Definition of oasis

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 At this palm- and bougainvillea-lined oasis, there was a distinct atmosphere of calm. — Jacqui Gifford, Travel + Leisure, 17 Aug. 2026 To the late founder, John Baptist Greco, the park was a spiritual oasis designed for visitors to learn about the Gospel and reflect on the life of Jesus. — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 16 Aug. 2026 Among all the far-off places, and all the deserted and unknown cities, among all the lawless, godless regions, the Guayrá was an oasis. — Literary Hub, 14 Aug. 2026 The Randall Preserve is one step closer to becoming a reality as an open space oasis. — Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 14 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for oasis

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Noun

The Married with Children actress and Sons of Anarchy creator opened the doors to their historic 1923 English estate-style abode located in Hollywood Hills in a recent tour with Architectural Digest.

— Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 13 Aug. 2026
While Hemingway never commented about Catcher publicly, he was said to have stored a dog-eared copy of the novel, personalized by Salinger, in his beloved Havana abode.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of abode

Noun

Denis, who goes by Jan Mapou after his store, Libreri Mapou, has long been a fixture in Miami’s Little Haiti neighborhood, a refuge since the 1970s for Haitians fleeing dictators and political unrest.

— Chris Kenning, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026
Such spaces create temporary refuges from the digital stream, and allow habits of slowness, concentration, and absorption to become socially reinforced.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of refuge

Noun

Humane Indiana’s wildlife sanctuary in Valparaiso said in a Facebook post that staff could hear trees coming down on the property as storms rolled in Tuesday.

— Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026
This impending surge in lunar traffic makes time-sensitive missions like CosmoCube crucial to capturing the universe’s earliest faint signals before the quietest sanctuary in the solar system becomes noisy.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of sanctuary

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Works created by painters, sculptors, ceramicists, and fashion designers are all on display, making the space feel as much a cultural showcase as a luxury retreat.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Aug. 2026
Upscale retreats are being designed to blend seamlessly into some of the African country’s most remote environments; being hard to find offers the ultimate in exclusivity.

— Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of retreat

Noun

Advocates for Baltimore's homeless community are calling on Maryland's General Assembly to investigate living conditions at several hotels the city purchased and turned into shelters.

— Mike Hellgren, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
French was shot dead outside Fordham’s Sammon Build Center shelter on Grand Ave.

— Barry Williams, New York Daily News, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of shelter

Noun

Authorities are scrambling to open makeshift shelters and process asylum claims, with estimates of those left ranging from 5,000 to 10,000 and aid groups warning of serious humanitarian gaps.

— Antonio Sempere, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026
However, federal regulations passed in the late 1990s prohibit the government from sharing information that could reveal that the person getting deported applied for asylum.

— CBS News, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of asylum

Noun

Twelve people were pulled from the harbor, but two others were found in critical condition.

— Martin Goillandeau, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
Most of the gold bullion aboard the Fort Stikine was lost, but dredging operations in the harbor have continued to unearth some of these bricks, including as recently as 2011.

— Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 20 Aug. 2026

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