Thesaurus results for SHELTERS

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noun

plural of shelter

as in refuges

something (as a building) that offers cover from the weather or protection from danger the sudden fierce storm forced us to run to the nearest shelter

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shelters

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verb

present tense third-person singular of shelter

as in protects

to be or provide a shelter for the abandoned barn shelters a colony of stray cats

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as in houses

to provide with living quarters or shelter sheltered the troops in tents until permanent barracks could be built

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Raymond’s complaint alleges Miranda continued taking dogs and collecting fees from shelters while killing some of the animals already in his care and, in some cases, falsely reporting that they had been adopted. — Naomi Taxay, Sacbee.com, 26 Aug. 2026 People need to figure out what is out there, from emergency shelters to passport agencies. — Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2026 Baby2Baby reaches more than one million children across all 50 states each year in homeless shelters, domestic violence programs, foster care, hospitals and school districts, as well as to children who have lost everything in the wake of disaster. — Ethan M. Stone, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026 Fires had recently gutted parts of the camps; months later, monsoon downpours would trigger deadly landslides around its tarpaulin-and-bamboo shelters. — Lorcan Lovett, NPR, 25 Aug. 2026 People are doing backyard breeding, unethical breeding, abandoning their pets, surrendering their pets at alarming rates and they're getting euthanized at alarming rates all across our nation, in shelters just because of space. — Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2026 Gillian Lange started rescuing animals from area shelters 50 years ago. — Joy Benedict, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026 Avoid pavilions, picnic shelters, tents, car ports and boats without cabins. — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 20 Aug. 2026 The agency pointed out that collars can slip off and animals wander much farther than their owners tend to imagine, but a microchip stays with the animal and gives shelters and veterinarians a direct line back to the pet’s family. — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 19 Aug. 2026

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Made up of vast mangrove forests, brackish marshlands, and tons of tiny islands, the refuge shelters a wide variety of animals, including American alligators and crocodiles, Florida panthers, manatees, river otters, bottle-nosed dolphins, and more than 200 species of migratory birds. — Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 23 June 2026 The film centers on Cheng Jun, a Chinese international student working the night shift at a 24-hour convenience store who forms an unlikely bond with a homeless elderly woman who shelters there each night. — Jenny S. Li, Variety, 15 June 2026 Rain pushes the weeds higher, then shelters them on turf too soft for the machines meant to clip them. — CBS News, 1 May 2026 Remove firewood, bricks, boards, tarps, or vegetation up against the house, which shelters insects that provide food for spiders, says Gray. — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 2 Apr. 2026 Though Brigitta despises him, Maria shelters him. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 1 Apr. 2026 The roof of his celebrated Restaurant Mestizo, also in the capital city, is supported by huge load-bearing stones from a local quarry; his Pite House, a residence in nearby Papudo, sits nestled on a cliffside that shelters it from prevailing winds. — Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 12 Mar. 2026 This slime shelters symbiotic nitrogen-fixing bacteria. — Andrew Coletti, Popular Science, 14 Jan. 2026 The organization shelters about 70 dogs and 50 cats, many injured or left without owners by the war. — Tavleen Tarrant, NBC news, 28 Dec. 2025

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Noun

Such spaces create temporary refuges from the digital stream, and allow habits of slowness, concentration, and absorption to become socially reinforced.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2026
Two mountain refuges sit high on the plateau, giving hikers the option to spend the night surrounded by Olympus' alpine scenery.

— Brittany Anas, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of refuges

Verb

The indiscriminate nature of the data collection, Garvie says, also raises concerns that the cameras violate the Fourth Amendment, which protects people from being searched unreasonably.

— Meg Anderson, NPR, 21 Aug. 2026
One dose of measles vaccine protects most people from the disease, but two doses are recommended to improve effectiveness.

— Kathryn H. Jacobsen, The Conversation, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of protects

Verb

Concertgoers are surely used to the fan archetype who camps outside the venue for hours to secure a spot along the barricade, but the lines outside Nationals Park on Wednesday didn’t hold the promise of a better view.

— Kendall Staton, Washington Post, 25 July 2026
That sounds like a figure of speech because nobody camps out overnight for tickets anymore.

— Phil Hay, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2026

Definition of camps

Noun

The Selling Sunset–style beach retreats span up to nearly 11,000 square feet, featuring double-height living spaces and kitchenettes.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Aug. 2026
Upscale retreats are being designed to blend seamlessly into some of the African country’s most remote environments; being hard to find offers the ultimate in exclusivity.

— Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of retreats

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But Beijing’s recent push into high-value manufacturing poses a direct threat to those countries’ economic strategies, setting the stage for a wave of protectionism even in traditional havens of free trade.

— Michael B. G. Froman, Foreign Affairs, 13 Aug. 2026
Administration officials say New York Democrats allow havens for immigrants who have been charged with or convicted of crimes.

— Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 6 Aug. 2026

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