as in refuges
something (as a building) that offers cover from the weather or protection from danger
the sudden fierce storm forced us to run to the nearest shelter
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as in houses
to provide with living quarters or shelter
sheltered the troops in tents until permanent barracks could be built
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Recent Examples of shelters
Sharon Chin, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
About this many schools are being used by warring sides or are shelters for displaced people, according to UNICEF.
—ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026
That includes schools, churches, synagogues, mosques, crisis centers, shelters, food banks, and day care centers, among others.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 15 Apr. 2026
Removing these inviting shelters and closing up entrance points to your home will make your space less likely to attract yellow jackets and other communal wasps.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Apr. 2026
Covenant House operates shelters throughout the country with several locations in California, including other Bay Area shelters in Oakland and Santa Clara.
—Kyle Martin, Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2026
At the same time, more than 100,000 New Yorkers sleep in city-run shelters and more than 400,000 kids in New York City live in poverty.
—Diana Moreno, New York Daily News, 15 Apr. 2026
During the first five months of this fiscal year, LAHSA said that 66% of exits from shelters run by Volunteers of America were to unknown or uninhabitable locations, compared with 59% for all providers who serve a similar population.
—Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
Just months ago, Abandoned Pet Rescue and other local animal shelters had to rescue 20 chihuahuas from a hoarding situation in which the dogs’ owner was about to be evicted from her home.
—Amanda Rosa
april 9, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2026
Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 2 Apr. 2026
Though Brigitta despises him, Maria shelters him.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 1 Apr. 2026
The roof of his celebrated Restaurant Mestizo, also in the capital city, is supported by huge load-bearing stones from a local quarry; his Pite House, a residence in nearby Papudo, sits nestled on a cliffside that shelters it from prevailing winds.
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 12 Mar. 2026
This slime shelters symbiotic nitrogen-fixing bacteria.
—Andrew Coletti, Popular Science, 14 Jan. 2026
The organization shelters about 70 dogs and 50 cats, many injured or left without owners by the war.
—Tavleen Tarrant, NBC news, 28 Dec. 2025
Noun
The volunteer team delivers about 80 flower arrangements between April and October to about 100 places that need a smile, including hospitals, grief support groups, and shelters.
—Sharon Chin, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
About this many schools are being used by warring sides or are shelters for displaced people, according to UNICEF.
—ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026
That includes schools, churches, synagogues, mosques, crisis centers, shelters, food banks, and day care centers, among others.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 15 Apr. 2026
Removing these inviting shelters and closing up entrance points to your home will make your space less likely to attract yellow jackets and other communal wasps.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Apr. 2026
Covenant House operates shelters throughout the country with several locations in California, including other Bay Area shelters in Oakland and Santa Clara.
—Kyle Martin, Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2026
At the same time, more than 100,000 New Yorkers sleep in city-run shelters and more than 400,000 kids in New York City live in poverty.
—Diana Moreno, New York Daily News, 15 Apr. 2026
During the first five months of this fiscal year, LAHSA said that 66% of exits from shelters run by Volunteers of America were to unknown or uninhabitable locations, compared with 59% for all providers who serve a similar population.
—Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
Just months ago, Abandoned Pet Rescue and other local animal shelters had to rescue 20 chihuahuas from a hoarding situation in which the dogs’ owner was about to be evicted from her home.
—Amanda Rosa
april 9, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2026
Verb
Remove firewood, bricks, boards, tarps, or vegetation up against the house, which shelters insects that provide food for spiders, says Gray.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 2 Apr. 2026
Though Brigitta despises him, Maria shelters him.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 1 Apr. 2026
The roof of his celebrated Restaurant Mestizo, also in the capital city, is supported by huge load-bearing stones from a local quarry; his Pite House, a residence in nearby Papudo, sits nestled on a cliffside that shelters it from prevailing winds.
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 12 Mar. 2026
This slime shelters symbiotic nitrogen-fixing bacteria.
—Andrew Coletti, Popular Science, 14 Jan. 2026
The organization shelters about 70 dogs and 50 cats, many injured or left without owners by the war.
—Tavleen Tarrant, NBC news, 28 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shelters
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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
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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
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Legal experts such as the Polish Ombudsman, which protects civil and human rights in Poland, and the UNHCR have criticized Poland's suspension of the right to asylum.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Apr. 2026
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This bipartisan legislation protects people with kidney disease from private insurance pushing dialysis patients off their plan prematurely.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
13 Apr. 2026
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After this initial collision, the white SUV veered to the right and struck a Chicago Transit Authority bus shelter in front of the Belmont Avenue side of the building that houses Garfield's Beverage.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
13 Apr. 2026
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There was a lot to like under the hood, from strength in its most consequential segment, which houses its investment banking operations, to encouraging scores on key banking metrics (more on those in a moment).—
Zev Fima,
CNBC,
13 Apr. 2026
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With full kitchens, massive stone fireplaces, and en-suite sanctuaries for every guest, they are thoughtfully designed for multi-generational travel.—
Amy Louise Bailey,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Apr. 2026
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In the two decades that followed, several Quaker, Presbyterian, Catholic and Jewish congregations across America and Canada used their houses of worship as sanctuaries for Central American refugees who were fleeing civil war, government repression and genocide.—
Menika Dirkson,
The Conversation,
8 Apr. 2026
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Any time a team puts out a lineup with a non-shooter on the floor, Wembanyama camps in the paint, and the Spurs typically win.—
Joel Lorenzi,
New York Times,
2 Mar. 2026
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Now a grandmother, the 65-year-old often camps with up to four generations of her family, from her husband to her grandchildren.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
1 Dec. 2025
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According to By the Sea’s website, the company owns seven Panama City Beach beachfront hotels, two group retreats and two beachfront restaurants.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2026
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This part of the Indian Himalayas is especially important for pilgrims seeking spiritual retreats, most famously at the Kainchi Dham ashram, where Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg spent time.—
Elizabeth Cantrell,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Apr. 2026
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Safe havens, which would typically sell-off in a de-escalation, also found support.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
8 Apr. 2026
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Both are retirement havens that have attracted residents from the Front Range with lower living costs, and in the case of Grand Junction, a more temperate climate.—
Aldo Svaldi,
Denver Post,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Shelters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shelters. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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