refuges 1 of 2

plural of refuge

refuges

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verb

present tense third-person singular of refuge
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
Noun
But others argue that support for transgender people has infringed on the rights of biological women and their safety in spaces such as hospitals, prisons and domestic violence refuges. Reuters, NBC news, 3 Oct. 2025 Some state parks allow hunting, but national wildlife refuges are closed to hunting unless expressly permitted. Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 25 Sep. 2025 Many of these refuges have since been obliterated. Ghada Abdulfattah, The Atlantic, 23 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 The prairie is known for its wide open space, which includes a national monument and wildlife refuges that house herds of elk and pronghorn. Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 9 Sep. 2025 Both refuges have launched fundraising campaigns to help cover the costs of the operation. Bill Bowden, Arkansas Online, 29 Aug. 2025 This is a statement of respect for human life, happiness and dignity — written in stickers proclaiming businesses to be refuges against bullying, in flags flying proudly from city lampposts, in brightly colored paint applied to road surfaces at high-traffic intersections. Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Aug. 2025 Today, the National Park Service (NPS) encompasses 63 national parks and 433 other units, including battlefields, memorials, parkways, rivers, reserves, monuments, and wildlife refuges. Latria Graham, AFAR Media, 6 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for refuges
Noun
  • These findings emphasize that both behavioral and practical life circumstances—such as changes in housing or personal capacity—play a major role in why people surrender their pets to shelters.
    Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
  • After weeks of searching with the help of cameras, drones, and animal shelters, Francine was finally found and joyfully reunited with store workers.
    Real-Time News team, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • And despite headlines about shootings inside sanctuaries, 71% of homicides occurred outside – in parking lots, courtyards or on steps – when people were gathering or leaving.
    James Densley, The Conversation, 1 Oct. 2025
  • The resort’s remoteness meant that mainland safaris to baobab forests and lemur sanctuaries required a (pricy) helicopter hop, but there was enough to keep us busy on Nosy Ankao and its neighboring islets.
    Chris Schalkx, Vogue, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Tucked between Sedona's iconic red sandstone cliffs and the babbling Oak Creek, L’Auberge de Sedona has long been considered one of Arizona's most inviting retreats.
    Susmita Baral, Travel + Leisure, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Frank makes a pass, and, in a move that is part Faith, part Keaton, Faith retreats.
    Hilton Als, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Both gold and bitcoin are being treated as safe havens in a market shaped by inflation and policy risk.
    Krysta Escobar,Jill Schneider, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Gold posted its strongest quarterly return since 1986 during the first quarter of 2025, with demand for safe havens spilling into other metals like silver and platinum.
    Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2025

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