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
Russian state news agencies, Tass and RIA, cited an unidentified Kremlin source on Assad and his family being given asylum in the country.
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Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 9 Dec. 2024
He was granted asylum in Russia after being ousted by the rebels who had long sought to wrest control from the dictator.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 9 Dec. 2024
It was confirmed later Sunday that Assad and his family had been granted asylum in Russia and arrived in Moscow.
—Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 9 Dec. 2024
Nonetheless, the new government will face huge pressure to ease rising homelessness, driven by soaring rents and property prices, and to better absorb a growing number of asylum seekers.
—Jill Lawless and Peter Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2024
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Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 9 Dec. 2024
He was granted asylum in Russia after being ousted by the rebels who had long sought to wrest control from the dictator.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 9 Dec. 2024
It was confirmed later Sunday that Assad and his family had been granted asylum in Russia and arrived in Moscow.
—Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 9 Dec. 2024
Nonetheless, the new government will face huge pressure to ease rising homelessness, driven by soaring rents and property prices, and to better absorb a growing number of asylum seekers.
—Jill Lawless and Peter Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for asylum
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Evacuations By nightfall, around 100 residents had taken refuge in emergency shelters in Canlaon following the mid-afternoon eruption, according to Cardenas.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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While the first half of the film proves engaging enough, the remainder grows tiresome as the Rohirrim take refuge, and Wulf — who’s handsome as drawn, but irredeemably ruthless — tries to force his way in.Peter Debruge, Variety, 9 Dec. 2024
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That can look like visiting a homeless shelter or a children’s hospital in real-time.Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 11 Dec. 2024
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University officials confirmed that power remains out, and students should plan to stay in these shelters overnight.Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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And although the country was under military dictatorship, the Paiva home, in walking distance of a paradisiacal beach, was something of a sanctuary.Gregory Ellwood, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024
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These churches are great places to shelter and give sanctuary to immigrant families.Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 4 Dec. 2024
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Newsom’s quiet retreat is disappointing, because cost and reliability aren’t the only factors to consider.Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
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Outside the castle-like brick-and-timber home is a sumptuous environment rivaling any Lake Como retreat.Kathryn Romeyn, Architectural Digest, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Asylum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/asylum. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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