as in stronghold
a structure or place from which one can resist attack
the boys built a snow fortress and then challenged the neighborhood kids to an in-your-face snowball fight
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Recent Examples of fortress
This means turning Ukraine into a defensive fortress with German arms and money.
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David McWilliams, Time, 9 Apr. 2025
But the Romans eventually built up Vindobona into a full-scale military fortress—and perhaps this first-century battle was the catalyst.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Apr. 2025
Born in Grenada to an enslaved mother and fluent in English, Christophe is perhaps best known as the architect of the famous Citadelle Henry, the mountaintop fortress completed in 1813 to guard against another French occupation.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2025
Marshaling a dozen increasingly precious armored vehicles, the Russians attacked toward the fortress city of Pokrovsk in eastern Ukraine.
—David Axe, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
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David McWilliams, Time, 9 Apr. 2025
But the Romans eventually built up Vindobona into a full-scale military fortress—and perhaps this first-century battle was the catalyst.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Apr. 2025
Born in Grenada to an enslaved mother and fluent in English, Christophe is perhaps best known as the architect of the famous Citadelle Henry, the mountaintop fortress completed in 1813 to guard against another French occupation.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2025
Marshaling a dozen increasingly precious armored vehicles, the Russians attacked toward the fortress city of Pokrovsk in eastern Ukraine.
—David Axe, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fortress
Noun
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To the members of the White Rose, conscience was a spiritual stronghold – one the state could not breach.—
Peter Nguyen,
The Conversation,
30 Apr. 2025
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Among the eight seats the party PNM lost were its a nearly 40-year stronghold in the area of La Brea, and two in Tobago.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
29 Apr. 2025
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Other finds included structures related to an 18th century citadel and various 19th and early 20th century structures linked to the Old Fish Market.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
28 Apr. 2025
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The robots are planning to do reparations, Sasha 55 has a citadel named in her honor, and everyone (even Manny!) sends Belinda off as the queen of Earth.—
Jennifer Zhan,
Vulture,
12 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Tucked among them is a slender building constructed to include a five-hundred-year-old stone fortification.—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2025
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It was known for its state-of-the-art fortifications.—
Danuta Hamlin,
FOXNews.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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Sites along the route include the church of Wassen, a breathtaking baroque Catholic church that can be seen from three different angles during the journey, and the castles of Bellinzona, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Apr. 2025
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The novel follows Fred Scully (Pitt), who after traveling through Europe for two years, wind up in Ireland with his wife and daughter, and on a mystical whim of Jennifer’s, buy an old farmhouse which stands in the shadow of a castle.—
Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
28 Apr. 2025
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In other words, could the question at the outset of the novel be applied today to the United States—a bastion of democratic strength being ripped apart by an erratic tyrant? Years ago, in one of his lucid columns, Vargas Llosa described the election of Donald Trump as a form of national suicide.—
Ilan Stavans,
The Atlantic,
15 Apr. 2025
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The presentation was in response to the more-than-rumors that The Rock — once a rite of passage in the sport of racing, a bastion of small-town Americana and NASCAR — was going to be removed from the NASCAR schedule.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Apr. 2025
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There was no one to hold down the fort, so to speak.—
Hunter Ingram,
Variety,
25 Apr. 2025
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In my experience, bedsheet forts and dark rooms with warm covers create the perfect vibe.—
Caroline Fleck, Contributor,
CNBC,
23 Apr. 2025
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“Fortress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fortress. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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