refuge
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3.3
- noun
- /ˈrɛfjuːdʒ/
:
refugio
- A homesite must also provide a shady refuge from the hot midday sun.
- seek refuge
- take refuge
- find refuge
Time to reimagine our public lands as sanctuaries, refuges, and sacred lands.
- Time to reimagine our public lands as sanctuaries, refuges, and sacred lands.
- They're not supposed to be mere refuges for relaxation.
- The last refuge of losers, The norms?
- So within the first four years of your life, you're put into into a woman's refuge for protection.
- I mean, there was no refuge.
- So in the end, it's forced to give up its moral view of the world and to seek refuge in itself.
- And we also turned away ships of Jews that were seeking refuge here in the United States.
- She loved horses and talked about one horse Ed as her strength and refuge.
- I'm thinking about the fact that this is a pregnant woman who isn't married, who is seeking refuge.
- OK take refuge in a bigger picture rather than thinking only me and mine.
Examples
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For centuries, people have come to New York seeking refuge from their troubled lives.
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There will be a humble remnant which will seek refuge in God.
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God is our refuge and strength
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Nick might very well have sought refuge there if he was really sick.
Fiction book (1991) -
Why did you take refuge in the cathedral?
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For centuries, people have come to New York seeking refuge from their troubled lives.
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In Washington, her beautifully furnished apartment was a refuge from his heavy responsibilities.
Fiction book (1990) -
Speaker, Prime Minister, I have a constituent whose elderly parents are seeking refuge in the United Kingdom from Ukraine.
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That's what makes it a great refuge for leopards and other predators.
Academic text (2011) -
My home has always been a short-term refuge for lost souls here in the City of Angels.
Synonyms
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1.0
A place or condition that protects you from danger
974
1.0
Keeping people or things safe from harm
188
5.7
A safe place where people go to escape danger or harm
108
3.9
A safe place where people or animals are protected from danger
70
4.1
A safe place where people go to escape danger
2
3.9
A place or situation that protects people from danger
A place where people or ships find safety from danger
Antonyms
Compounds
How Safe
Surface Forms
Etymology
Refuge comes from Latin parts re- 'back' and fugere 'to flee', so it originally meant a place you 'flee back' to. That's why a refuge today is a safe place or person you go to for protection.