as in shelters
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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as in protects
to be or provide a shelter for
a nation with a long, honorable history of refuging political asylum seekers
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Recent Examples of refuges
Jon Orcutt, New York Daily News, 14 Mar. 2026
Aire Ancient Baths A subterranean theater of candlelit pools and vaulted brick, Aire remains one of the city’s few strictly phone-and-camera-free refuges.
—Amy Louise Bailey, Travel + Leisure, 12 Mar. 2026
This is the sort of ecological abundance that has long attracted travelers to the Amazon River, South America's liquid spine and one of the last refuges for jaguars in the world.
—Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Mar. 2026
Wild camping is generally permitted in rural Morocco, and many trekkers camp near mountain refuges or in open areas while observing Leave No Trace practices.
—Alexandra Gillespie, Outside, 6 Mar. 2026
But efforts to replenish herds at Yellowstone and other refuges have restored wild herds.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 3 Mar. 2026
According to Grow Jungles, jaguar sightings near the Texas border encouraged discussions around reintroducing the animal to wildlife refuges.
—Julia James, Dallas Morning News, 26 Feb. 2026
Manatee Season Central Florida from December through March When Florida waters start to cool in the winter, mammalian manatees make their way to warm refuges like freshwater springs and power plant outflows.
—Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 18 Feb. 2026
Another priority was to create little refuges for herself.
—Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Jan. 2026
Noun
Why perpetuate this problem in city parks — our best refuges from the danger, noise and congestion of city streets?
—Jon Orcutt, New York Daily News, 14 Mar. 2026
Aire Ancient Baths A subterranean theater of candlelit pools and vaulted brick, Aire remains one of the city’s few strictly phone-and-camera-free refuges.
—Amy Louise Bailey, Travel + Leisure, 12 Mar. 2026
This is the sort of ecological abundance that has long attracted travelers to the Amazon River, South America's liquid spine and one of the last refuges for jaguars in the world.
—Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Mar. 2026
Wild camping is generally permitted in rural Morocco, and many trekkers camp near mountain refuges or in open areas while observing Leave No Trace practices.
—Alexandra Gillespie, Outside, 6 Mar. 2026
But efforts to replenish herds at Yellowstone and other refuges have restored wild herds.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 3 Mar. 2026
According to Grow Jungles, jaguar sightings near the Texas border encouraged discussions around reintroducing the animal to wildlife refuges.
—Julia James, Dallas Morning News, 26 Feb. 2026
Manatee Season Central Florida from December through March When Florida waters start to cool in the winter, mammalian manatees make their way to warm refuges like freshwater springs and power plant outflows.
—Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 18 Feb. 2026
Another priority was to create little refuges for herself.
—Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for refuges
Noun
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Since the pandemic, South Florida’s housing crisis has only exacerbated the issue at already overwhelmed animal shelters.—
Amanda Rosa
April 9,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2026
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There's shelters, there's places all the time giving away dogs.—
Andrew Ramos,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
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Scorcio has researched sanctuaries and has mixed feelings about them, noting that tortoises are monogamous and mate for life.—
Graham Womack,
Sacbee.com,
4 Apr. 2026
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As part of this act of atonement, four bulls and four heifers are slaughtered at the sanctuaries of the nymphs, and their bodies are left in a grove.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
1 Apr. 2026
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Some Singaporean businesses run offshore manufacturing operations in Batam, while others send staff to the island for meetings or corporate retreats, Tan said.—
Sydney Goh,
CNBC,
4 Apr. 2026
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That total wasn’t built on epic reading binges or monastic retreats.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Apr. 2026
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When fear eases, the rush into safe havens tends to ease with it.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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Vested with the responsibility of finding havens for some of the county’s most fragile, lonely people, often without relatives or those able to care for them, Hernandez has been accused of treating them like commodities.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
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