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asylum

noun

ə-ˈsī-ləm

Definition of asylum

as in refuge

something (as a building) that offers cover from the weather or protection from danger the embassy serves as an asylum for that country's nationals in need of help

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Recent Examples of asylum Assad fled the capital Damascus as rebel fighters closed in nearly two years ago, and is currently in Russia, where he and his family were granted asylum on humanitarian grounds. — Kinda Makieh, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026 Assad and his brother Maher fled to Russia after the government's fall in December 2024 and received political asylum. — FOXNews.com, 11 Aug. 2026 Chohan also briefed her on what to expect at her upcoming asylum hearing and said the organization would send her an asylum filing guide. — Rebecca Santana, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026 Its floors filled with bunk beds, a prison and hospital, all deep underground, have been repurposed over the years as overflow housing for refugees, asylum seekers and the homeless. — Rob Schmitz, NPR, 8 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for asylum

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And in Oahu, officials opened eight hurricane refuge areas as public facilities like the Honolulu Zoo shuttered.

— Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
An era before automation and platform economics reads, for a generation with this profile, as a psychological refuge.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of refuge

Noun

Advocates for Baltimore's homeless community are calling on Maryland's General Assembly to investigate living conditions at several hotels the city purchased and turned into shelters.

— Mike Hellgren, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
French was shot dead outside Fordham’s Sammon Build Center shelter on Grand Ave.

— Barry Williams, New York Daily News, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of shelter

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Humane Indiana’s wildlife sanctuary in Valparaiso said in a Facebook post that staff could hear trees coming down on the property as storms rolled in Tuesday.

— Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026
This impending surge in lunar traffic makes time-sensitive missions like CosmoCube crucial to capturing the universe’s earliest faint signals before the quietest sanctuary in the solar system becomes noisy.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of sanctuary

Noun

Websites for ayahuasca retreats highlight the emotional and spiritual benefits of the nonstop vomiting that comes from ingesting the plant mixture.

— T.M. Brown, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026
The Fireplace Shangri-la room is your own personal retreat, complete with an oversized soaking tub (big enough for even a tall girl like myself to enjoy) and separate shower.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Aug. 2026

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