refuging

verb

present participle of refuge
as in sheltering
to be or provide a shelter for a nation with a long, honorable history of refuging political asylum seekers

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  1. sheltering
  2. protecting
Verb
  • Elsewhere, hundreds of women and minors were sheltering in makeshift centers run by locals.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Thousands were evacuated, with many sheltering in tents outdoors and afraid to return to their homes due to fears of aftershocks.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of sheltering
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  • This is more than a sophisticated arms race aimed at repelling threats and protecting borders.
    — Kamal Ahmed, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Con, where the company is to demonstrate how its offerings are protecting businesses from agents going rogue, like the situation where an OpenAI model hacked into a company looking for answers on how to solve a problem in the test environment.
    — Paulina Likos, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of protecting
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“Refuging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/refuging. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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