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 ancient Viking ring fortress, built around 980 AD, offers insight into Denmark's riveting past (though the site remains buried underground presently, there is an informative informational display).
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Sandra MacGregor, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
The images revealed two large settlements dotted with watchtowers, fortresses, complex buildings, plazas and pathways that tens of thousands of people may have called home.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN, 26 Oct. 2024
The fifth-smallest nation in the world, San Marino is big on visual appeal, with a jutting fortress, narrow pedestrian-only lanes, and lots of souvenir shops.
—Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 24 Oct. 2024
Across Europe, there’s this idea of a fortress of Europe.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Sep. 2024
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Sandra MacGregor, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
The images revealed two large settlements dotted with watchtowers, fortresses, complex buildings, plazas and pathways that tens of thousands of people may have called home.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN, 26 Oct. 2024
The fifth-smallest nation in the world, San Marino is big on visual appeal, with a jutting fortress, narrow pedestrian-only lanes, and lots of souvenir shops.
—Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 24 Oct. 2024
Across Europe, there’s this idea of a fortress of Europe.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fortress
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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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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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Whoever takes the torch from Newsom will preside over a bastion of liberal resistance to Trump.Grant Stringer, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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Other significant county wins include Carlton County, Minnesota, where Trump is the first Republican presidential candidate to win since 1928, and Miami-Dade, a previously blue bastion in the now solidly red state of Florida.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024
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There is also a string of water parks lavishly-themed to a desert fort, an oasis and Aztec temples.Caroline Reid, Forbes, 21 Sep. 2024
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The city dismantled the fort in 2016 after significant pressure from the California Coastal Commission.Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2024
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“Fortress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fortress. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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