as in stronghold
a structure or place from which one can resist attack
the rebel army retreated to its bastion in the mountains to regroup
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Recent Examples of bastion
The few bastions of independent media that had held out through the last two decades were banned or closed one by one.
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Sarah A. Topol, New York Times, 20 Sep. 2024
While some people may see certain platforms as a breeding ground for hate speech, others may see them as the last bastion of free speech.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
The venue was City College in Harlem, a working class bastion of higher education that’s been minting Nobel laureates and business tycoons for more than a century.
—Dan Morrison, USA TODAY, 24 Oct. 2024
Oh is a case study in the difficulties that an Asian-American conservative might face in his political career, especially in a city that, unlike the Vietnamese bastions of Garden Grove and Westminster in Orange County, is less than 10 percent Asian.
—Yiyun Li, Harper's Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
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Sarah A. Topol, New York Times, 20 Sep. 2024
While some people may see certain platforms as a breeding ground for hate speech, others may see them as the last bastion of free speech.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
The venue was City College in Harlem, a working class bastion of higher education that’s been minting Nobel laureates and business tycoons for more than a century.
—Dan Morrison, USA TODAY, 24 Oct. 2024
Oh is a case study in the difficulties that an Asian-American conservative might face in his political career, especially in a city that, unlike the Vietnamese bastions of Garden Grove and Westminster in Orange County, is less than 10 percent Asian.
—Yiyun Li, Harper's Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bastion
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Instead, it will likely be decided in the historic Democratic Party strongholds of New York and California, where more than a dozen of the closest races are under way.The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2024
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The poll was a head turner as the state had been considered a safe Trump stronghold.James Powel, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024
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With no end to the war in sight and lacking effective air defense, Kharkiv gradually has turned from a fortress of resilience into a fortress of solitude.Katya Soldak, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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The only representations they were allowed were through mass media or images of migrants on canoes collapsing in front of European fortresses.Jasmine Vojdani, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2024
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But perhaps their most resilient architectural achievement was the building of Machu Picchu, a citadel that sits about 8,000 feet in elevation in the Andes of southern Peru.Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 4 Nov. 2024
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On the other side, Portuguese cannons poke out from the citadel walls, and surf slams into the rocks below.Saki Knafo, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Jan. 2023
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This method enables employees to cultivate resistance over time and pinpoint specific areas that require fortification.Expert Panel®, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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At the same, Russia has quickly constructed fortifications deeper in Kursk.Michael Kofman, Foreign Affairs, 2 Sep. 2024
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Each makes it to the gates of the castle before the prince notices blood gushing everywhere.Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
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Surrounding the castle, which is actually the Alcázar of Toledo, a stone building framed by towers and spires, are a handful of medieval Arab, Christian, and Jewish monuments.Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Bastion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bastion. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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