as in abode
something that provides protection or relief from weather or outside dangers
Her study was an oasis of quiet in her otherwise chaotic home.
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Recent Examples of oasis
Creating a stylish oasis indoors or out is easy with this hammock from Anthropologie.
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Blake Bakkila, Architectural Digest, 2 Apr. 2025
The city plans to bulldoze the historic green space in Little Italy and replace the urban oasis with affordable housing.
—Joanna Moriello, New York Daily News, 2 Apr. 2025
As soon as the weather warms up, though, both the casual Garden restaurant and the gourmet restaurant will serve meals in the verdant courtyard garden, which feels like a serene oasis in the heart of the city with its beautiful magnolia trees, hedges, and flowers.
—Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 5 Apr. 2025
Opening its doors today, Aman Nai Lert Bangkok, set within the seven-acre green oasis of Nai Lert Park, is the Aman Group’s newest urban retreat.
—Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
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Blake Bakkila, Architectural Digest, 2 Apr. 2025
The city plans to bulldoze the historic green space in Little Italy and replace the urban oasis with affordable housing.
—Joanna Moriello, New York Daily News, 2 Apr. 2025
As soon as the weather warms up, though, both the casual Garden restaurant and the gourmet restaurant will serve meals in the verdant courtyard garden, which feels like a serene oasis in the heart of the city with its beautiful magnolia trees, hedges, and flowers.
—Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 5 Apr. 2025
Opening its doors today, Aman Nai Lert Bangkok, set within the seven-acre green oasis of Nai Lert Park, is the Aman Group’s newest urban retreat.
—Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for oasis
Noun
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The seven-bedroom, 11-bath abode is a new build from Surround Architecture and builder Tom Stanko.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
9 Apr. 2025
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Keep in mind, however, that this is the starting price, and serious buyers will likely settle on a higher number to make this 400-square-foot abode the house of their loftiest dreams.—
Staff Author,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Historically, during periods of market turbulence and economic uncertainty, investors typically seek refuge in safe-haven assets—with U.S. Treasury bonds and the dollar being the traditional gold standards of security.—
Robert Daugherty,
Forbes.com,
12 Apr. 2025
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The first drop pays homage to Jackson, Wyo., where Season 2 begins, after the two main characters found temporary refuge there in Season 1.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
10 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The Social Athens Hotel is a stylish urban sanctuary in the heart of Kolonaki, one of the city's chicest neighborhoods.—
Monica Mendal,
Vogue,
8 Apr. 2025
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Nai Lert Park is a lush, seven-acre pocket of tropical landscaping in the heart of downtown, making the hotel feel like an urban sanctuary in the truest sense: the air smelled faintly of frangipani; the chirping of birds overpowered the traffic din.—
Chris Schaklx,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Thanks to a $25 million renovation that wrapped in 2018, the 271 guest rooms and suites are spacious retreats, boldly accented with shades of deep amethyst, robin egg blue, and gold, and classically done up with the essentials for a good night’s sleep.—
Katie Chang,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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Inside, retreat from the sun to rooms lined with stone floors and bathed in calming neutrals.—
Erika Owen,
Architectural Digest,
5 Apr. 2025
Noun
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In early February, Amira Abdallah left her shelter in the Abu Shouk displacement camp in Darfur, Sudan, carrying an old stainless steel bowl.—
Violet Ikong,
Christian Science Monitor,
14 Apr. 2025
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Still, critics argue that enforcement without addiction treatment or shelter options often just moves the problem around without solving it.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
12 Apr. 2025
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
Noun
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In fact, migrant encounters began to decline in June, when then-President Joe Biden issued an executive order limiting asylum.—
Alex Riggins,
Mercury News,
6 Apr. 2025
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The shuttered hotel previously was used on an emergency basis to house migrants during the surge that occurred as Texas Gov. Greg Abbott was busing Venezuelan and other asylum seekers in large numbers to Chicago.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Apr. 2025
Noun
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To guide your cruise ship safely into and out of port, often through narrow channels and busy harbor systems that only a local specialist can truly master.—
David Nikel,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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The booming sound of music from the harbor reached them as if through a membrane.—
Ayşegül Savaş,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2025
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“Oasis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oasis. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
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