place of refuge

noun phrase

: a safe place
Her bedroom was her place of refuge when her parents began arguing.

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No family should have to question whether school remains a place of refuge. Alex Marrero, The Denver Post, 13 Feb. 2025 With its glaciers and sub-zero temperatures, Antarctica hardly seems like a place of refuge. Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 5 Feb. 2025

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“Place of refuge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/place%20of%20refuge. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.

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