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as in refuge
something (as a building) that offers cover from the weather or protection from danger
the marshland has been set aside as a sanctuary for shorebirds along that section of the coast
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Recent Examples of sanctuary
The presence of both animals bodes well for the health of the wildlife sanctuary, and trail cameras will continue to monitor the wildlife that calls Kha Thoon home, according to the post.
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Irene Wright
july 11, Miami Herald, 11 July 2025
Interestingly, chimpanzees in a different group at the sanctuary started demonstrating the same behavior more than a decade later, with some also inserting objects into their rectums.
—Jack Guy, CNN Money, 10 July 2025
As the Inquisition closes in and fear spreads like wildfire, Ysabel must decide whether to destroy the book to save the sanctuary – or protect it, save its spirit, and risk everything: The sanctuary.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 8 July 2025
Cities do not—and should not—provide sanctuary for criminals against federal enforcement.
—Mark Temnycky, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 July 2025
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Irene Wright
july 11, Miami Herald, 11 July 2025
Interestingly, chimpanzees in a different group at the sanctuary started demonstrating the same behavior more than a decade later, with some also inserting objects into their rectums.
—Jack Guy, CNN Money, 10 July 2025
As the Inquisition closes in and fear spreads like wildfire, Ysabel must decide whether to destroy the book to save the sanctuary – or protect it, save its spirit, and risk everything: The sanctuary.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 8 July 2025
Cities do not—and should not—provide sanctuary for criminals against federal enforcement.
—Mark Temnycky, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sanctuary
Noun
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Written in the 14th century, Chaucer's Canterbury Tales include 24 stories told by pilgrims traveling to the shrine of St. Thomas Becket in Canterbury, England.—
Christian Thorsberg,
Smithsonian Magazine,
16 July 2025
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There is a small wooden shrine dedicated to people killed by the tsunami.—
Rebecca Chace
July 14,
Literary Hub,
14 July 2025
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Some 600 people, most of them children, were given refuge in the church before it was struck, the Patriarchate said in a statement Thursday.—
Sophie Tanno,
CNN Money,
18 July 2025
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Johnston Atoll, an unincorporated US territory and Pacific island wildlife refuge with a complicated military history, will no longer become a SpaceX reusable rocket test site, Popular Science reports.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
18 July 2025
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Whether that be seeking mental health help from Beacon Mental, one of The Center’s program partners, or going to a shelter, sometimes people have a waiting period or no way to get to the receiving entity.—
Alecia Taylor,
Kansas City Star,
20 July 2025
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After months of visits (and gifts of fresh coffee) the woman finally expressed interest in staying at a shelter, and leaders were ecstatic about where that might lead.—
Blake Nelson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 July 2025
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What also made this retreat truly unique was its cultural intentionality.—
Essence,
Essence,
22 July 2025
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Residents of Kyiv retreat to metro stations nightly to shelter from Russian strikes.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
21 July 2025
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“Sanctuary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sanctuary. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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