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
One person awaiting asylum who does not have any tattoos and whose government documentation was riddled with mistakes was also deported.
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Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 30 Mar. 2025
Lawsuits filed by the ACLU, the National Immigration Law Center, and multiple other bodies have halted or delayed several Trump initiatives, including attempts to expand asylum restrictions and deputize local law enforcement as immigration agents.
—Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Aside from the tensions with Belarus, Poland has also long been at odds with the EU’s leadership over the issue of refugees and asylum across the bloc.
—Frey Lindsay, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Had Reyes Mota still been in the United States, the hearing related to his asylum request would have been a commonplace matter.
—Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2025
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Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 30 Mar. 2025
Lawsuits filed by the ACLU, the National Immigration Law Center, and multiple other bodies have halted or delayed several Trump initiatives, including attempts to expand asylum restrictions and deputize local law enforcement as immigration agents.
—Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Aside from the tensions with Belarus, Poland has also long been at odds with the EU’s leadership over the issue of refugees and asylum across the bloc.
—Frey Lindsay, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Had Reyes Mota still been in the United States, the hearing related to his asylum request would have been a commonplace matter.
—Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for asylum
Noun
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Tesla Cybertruck Is The Auto Industry’s Biggest Flop In Decades Greg, of course, has returned for Season 3 and has found refuge from authorities on a lush Thai estate with his new and much younger girlfriend, Chloe (Charlotte Le Bon).—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Back away slowly: Slowly back away while facing the animal and avoid running or turning your back. Find refuge: If possible, retreat to a vehicle or building.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
2 Apr. 2025
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With many left homeless by the quake, and many others staying away from their homes because of fears that ongoing aftershocks will bring them down, workers in Naypyitaw labored in the 40 C (104 F) heat to busily erect big tents in open fields to provide some shelter.—
DAVID RISING,
Time,
4 Apr. 2025
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They are thought to live in three groups in both large communal huts and more informal shelters on the beach.—
Esha Mitra,
CNN Money,
4 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Under Healey the state is spending billions of taxpayer dollars for the caring of the influx of immigrants from around the world who have sought sanctuary, or refuge, in the state.—
Peter Lucas,
Boston Herald,
31 Mar. 2025
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During the last century, as wars raged on the surface of the Earth, space was seen as something of a sanctuary – a safe haven free of conflict.—
David Szondy,
New Atlas,
26 Mar. 2025
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Inside, retreat from the sun to rooms lined with stone floors and bathed in calming neutrals.—
Erika Owen,
Architectural Digest,
5 Apr. 2025
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Thanks to a $25 million renovation that wrapped in 2018, the 271 guest rooms and suites are spacious retreats, boldly accented with shades of deep amethyst, robin egg blue, and gold, and classically done up with the essentials for a good night’s sleep.—
Katie Chang,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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“Asylum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/asylum. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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