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as in anchorage
a part of a body of water protected and deep enough to be a place of safety for ships
the city boasts one of the best deepwater harborages on the Atlantic coast
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as in refuge
something (as a building) that offers cover from the weather or protection from danger
the only harborage from the storm was a lone pine tree, which looked like it could get hit by lightning any minute
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Recent Examples of harborage
The combination of food debris and moisture in these containers can provide safe harborage, says Benson.
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Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2024
Regularly clean debris in gutters that provide moisture and harborage.
—Chandra Fleming, Detroit Free Press, 24 May 2023
First instars showed no significant preference for any colored harborage soon after hatching.
—Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 28 Apr. 2016
In addition to food, roaches need harborage to thrive.
—Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, 30 Mar. 2020
Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2024
Regularly clean debris in gutters that provide moisture and harborage.
—Chandra Fleming, Detroit Free Press, 24 May 2023
First instars showed no significant preference for any colored harborage soon after hatching.
—Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 28 Apr. 2016
In addition to food, roaches need harborage to thrive.
—Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, 30 Mar. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for harborage
Noun
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As of Thursday morning, six vessels were at the outer anchorage, with 11 loading and unloading boxes at the port jetties.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
3 Sep. 2019
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The merchant ship was also damaged, but no injuries were reported on either vessel, the Navy said following the collision near a crowded anchorage for ships transiting the canal.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN,
16 Feb. 2025
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On Tuesday, about a dozen migrants began visiting foreign missions in Panama's capital, including the Canadian and British embassies and the Swiss and Australian consulates with the hope of starting the process to seek refuge in those countries.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
22 Mar. 2025
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But for some high school students, that’s becoming an increasing challenge, as administrators try to prevent restrooms from being refuges for vaping, drug use, littering and loitering.—
Sophia Urias,
The Mercury News,
18 Mar. 2025
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But instead of the familiar green hillside backdrop of the old open-air stadium, the new South Stand is framed by a sweeping glass curtain wall that offers panoramic views of the harbor and the Hong Kong skyline.—
Andrew McNicol,
CNN,
22 Mar. 2025
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Then, hop in a boat across Valletta’s glittering harbor to Fort St. Angelo, which doubled as the show’s dungeons of the Red Keep.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
21 Mar. 2025
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On some days, as many as 40 to 60 rockets were dropped during production and the team were forced to spend lots of time in bomb shelters, Masucci explained.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
23 Mar. 2025
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Mayor Adams’ administration should put a stop to all new construction of homeless shelters in the five boroughs, according to two City Council leaders.—
Chris Sommerfeldt,
New York Daily News,
21 Mar. 2025
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Ukrainian politician Oleksiy Goncharenko told Newsweek on Wednesday while Kyiv is glad the U.S. is making efforts to achieve peace, there is uncertainty about whether the agreement includes the security of the ports of Kherson and Mykolaiv.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Mar. 2025
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Business tycoon Li Ka-Shing, the chairman of CK Hutchison and Hong Kong’s richest man, may be the fall guy as the ports shift ownership.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
27 Mar. 2025
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Monarch butterflies stream through trees in El Rosario sanctuary within the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve in Michoácán, Mexico.—
Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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This master bath sanctuary, which gained prominence during the pandemic lockdown, is riding a wave of popularity.—
Adam Shell,
USA TODAY,
17 Mar. 2025
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For now, fans will have to wait and see whether the couple’s retreat from the spotlight is temporary or signals a more permanent shift in their approach to public life together.—
Jenzia Burgos,
StyleCaster,
21 Mar. 2025
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At least one of the cases occurred at a corporate retreat in Santa Barbara in 2014.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Harborage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/harborage. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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