as in shelter
something (as a building) that offers cover from the weather or protection from danger
hunting is strictly forbidden in the wildlife refuge
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Recent Examples of refuge
Emy Lacroix, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
As the sun has grown subtly brighter over this span, if this supercontinent struggled with high carbon dioxide levels like its Pangaean forebear did, then this would be an inimically hot world to animals, except for lone refuges fringing its polar far reaches.
—Peter Brannen, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
Abigail Hauslohner, Washington Post, 31 Aug. 2022
Targeted sanctions against the Kremlin and other state actors must be accompanied by support for those displaced by war, and the right to refuge must not be conditioned on one’s profession or degree of education.
—WIRED, 26 Aug. 2022
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Noun
The Australian adventurer rose to fame in 1996 when his show — which featured him and wife Terri Irwin running their wildlife refuge, the Australia Zoo — premiered.
—Emy Lacroix, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
As the sun has grown subtly brighter over this span, if this supercontinent struggled with high carbon dioxide levels like its Pangaean forebear did, then this would be an inimically hot world to animals, except for lone refuges fringing its polar far reaches.
—Peter Brannen, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
For one, an evacuation was not necessarily a path to refuge in the United States, as many expected.
—Abigail Hauslohner, Washington Post, 31 Aug. 2022
Targeted sanctions against the Kremlin and other state actors must be accompanied by support for those displaced by war, and the right to refuge must not be conditioned on one’s profession or degree of education.
—WIRED, 26 Aug. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for refuge
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Inside a pavilion built for shelter after Hurricane Iniki struck Kauaʻi in 1992, with paintings of dolphins and waves on the walls, John runs a brief tournament for eight players before a community movie night in Anahola, a homestead neighborhood reserved for Hawaiians.—
Matt Negrin,
Rolling Stone,
20 Sep. 2025
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Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
20 Sep. 2025
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At every level—executive, judicial, legislative, corporate, institutional, media—every single guardrail that is supposed to protect our democracy is buckling.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
20 Sep. 2025
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The only question that remains regarding Kershaw’s Hall of Fame candidacy is which member of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America (BBWAA) will be protected by anonymity and prevent him from being a unanimous selection in his first year of eligibility on the 2031 ballot.—
Wayne G. McDonnell,
Forbes.com,
20 Sep. 2025
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This year, Sala's nonprofit helped create two new Marine Protected Areas in Colombia and the Marshall Islands—the latter's first marine sanctuary.—
Elisabeth Brier,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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The problem began in early September with demonstrations over control of the concession for the route leading to the sanctuary.—
Jimena De La Quintana,
CNN Money,
17 Sep. 2025
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Family is fair game if your partner and kids come off well but jokes about your Gulfstream or billionaire retreat might fall flat.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
19 Sep. 2025
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And as the sheep stood its ground, staring down the would-be herder, viewers online could not help but empathize with the retriever's retreat.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Sep. 2025
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And, as Bad Bunny himself has often noted, a major concern for many Puerto Ricans is gentrification, fueled by tax incentives and the island’s reputation as a cryptocurrency haven that prioritizes foreign investors over locals.—
Valerie Trapp,
The Atlantic,
20 Sep. 2025
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This is especially true of multinationals that take advantage of overseas havens to sharply reduce their taxes.—
Howard Gleckman,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Refuge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/refuge. Accessed 24 Sep. 2025.
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