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last refuge

last refuge noun: synonym of last resort.

Noun

last refuge (plural last refuges)

  1. (idiomatic) Synonym of last resort.
    • In societies without national insurance of any kind, almshouses are the last refuge of penniless people.
    • Though we don’t all reach nirvana when we swim, swimming may well be that last refuge from connectivity — and, for some, the only way to find the solitary self.2014 February 14, Bonnie Tsui, “The Self-Reflecting Pool”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 15 Aug 2021
    Synonyms:
    last resort

Synonyms of last refuge

Forms of last refuge

plurallast refuges

Questions about last refuge

What does last refuge mean?
Last refuge means synonym of last resort.
What part of speech is last refuge?
Last refuge is a noun.
What is the plural of last refuge?
The plural of last refuge is last refuges.

Words near last refuge in the dictionary

  1. last photon orbits
  2. last post
  3. last posts
  4. last quarter
  5. last quarters
  6. last refuge
  7. last refuges
  8. last resort
  9. last resorts
  10. last respects
  11. last rites

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