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oasis

noun

Definition of oasisnext
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 Use your imagination to carve out a creative pathway to your garden oasis. — Wendy Rose Gould, Martha Stewart, 31 Aug. 2026 The burger, in particular, proved an ideal cost-effective oasis within the less-than-hoi-polloi environs of South Coast Plaza. — Carolyn Burt, Oc Register, 31 Aug. 2026 For over 40 years Hooters has been America’s oasis in good times and bad. — Derek Lawrence, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Aug. 2026 Distinctive pottery made in an Arabian oasis more than 3,000 years ago may have developed many of the characteristics associated with modern brands. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 26 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for oasis
Recent Examples of Synonyms for oasis
  1. abode
  2. refuge
  3. sanctuary
  4. retreat
  5. shelter
  6. asylum
  7. harbor
Noun
  • After receiving a $7 million price cut, the six-bedroom, seven-bathroom abode is up for grabs yet again.
    — Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The contemporary abode includes five bedrooms, six bathrooms, a private pool, and outdoor space.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of abode
Noun
  • Fast-food staples like McDonald’s became a low-cost refuge where seniors lingered over morning coffee, students gathered after school and young kids frolicked in play areas.
    — Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Drawn to a lakeside haven by a mysterious pregnant woman, a heartbroken drifter finds refuge with a group of eccentric misfits.
    — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of refuge
Noun
  • Enter the church parking lot along Queens Road, just south of the sanctuary.
    — Matt Leclercq, Charlotte Observer, 17 Sep. 2026
  • In the full-beam owner’s suite, large windows fill the private sanctuary with light.
    — Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of sanctuary
Noun
  • Rooms The 275 rooms here are a calm and cool retreat from Miami’s loud and frenetic downtown.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Sep. 2026
  • War, sanctions and severe economic pressure may have pushed compulsory hijab wearing down the government’s list of priorities, but a temporary retreat in enforcement is not the same thing as recognition of a right.
    — Pegah Banihashemi, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of retreat
Noun
  • Um Mohammad Adas, whose relatives were among those killed Wednesday, said the fallen building had become a shelter of last resort.
    — Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026
  • When The Associated Press visited Sunday, Tigrino cautiously emerged from his shelter, sniffed the air and paced around for a few minutes before slipping back into the foliage.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of shelter
Noun
  • Augustave arrived in the United States in 2016 and applied for political asylum soon after.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Zoeh, a Sugar Creek Charter School first-grader, left Venezuela with her parents, and the family has lived in Charlotte while seeking asylum since 2024, according to Siembra NC.
    — Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of asylum
Noun
  • Rooms in beige and red or beige and blue have busy wallpaper—some have views of the sea, others of the yacht harbor.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Dimensions 8 and 24 harbor special symmetries that the researchers leveraged to cram them with spheres.
    — Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of harbor

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