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as in villages
a small place where people live that is far away from other towns or cities
They lived in a remote outpost high in the mountains.
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as in barracks
a military facility that is in another country or that is far from a country's center of activity
It took about a month for mail to reach the soldiers at the outpost.
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Recent Examples of outposts
His coaching stops have included Texas El-Paso, Hawaii, Yale, Utah State and Portland State, outposts not exactly known as a launching point for careers.
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Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2024
The two originating properties in Los Angeles have since closed, but the brand has opened outposts in New York, Miami, London, The Maldives, Hua Hin (Thailand), Ibiza, and Bangkok, with new hotels in development for Melbourne, Lisbon, Brussels, Vienna, Dublin, Dubai, Mexico and Austin.
—Abid Rahman, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Sep. 2024
In 2017, the Knesset passed legislation legalizing unofficial West Bank outposts that even Israeli law did not recognize.
—Dahlia Scheindlin, Foreign Affairs, 27 Sep. 2024
The Supreme Court struck down some of these efforts, including the law to legalize settlement outposts, as well as several government attempts to formalize the military exemption long claimed by large numbers of ultra-Orthodox Jews, a step aimed at buying the Orthodox parties’ loyalty.
—Dahlia Scheindlin, Foreign Affairs, 27 Sep. 2024
In particular, the buildup of China’s military outposts in the South China Sea has fueled a sense of danger and strategic fluidity.
—David Shambaugh, Foreign Affairs, 17 Dec. 2020
Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2024
The two originating properties in Los Angeles have since closed, but the brand has opened outposts in New York, Miami, London, The Maldives, Hua Hin (Thailand), Ibiza, and Bangkok, with new hotels in development for Melbourne, Lisbon, Brussels, Vienna, Dublin, Dubai, Mexico and Austin.
—Abid Rahman, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Sep. 2024
In 2017, the Knesset passed legislation legalizing unofficial West Bank outposts that even Israeli law did not recognize.
—Dahlia Scheindlin, Foreign Affairs, 27 Sep. 2024
The Supreme Court struck down some of these efforts, including the law to legalize settlement outposts, as well as several government attempts to formalize the military exemption long claimed by large numbers of ultra-Orthodox Jews, a step aimed at buying the Orthodox parties’ loyalty.
—Dahlia Scheindlin, Foreign Affairs, 27 Sep. 2024
In particular, the buildup of China’s military outposts in the South China Sea has fueled a sense of danger and strategic fluidity.
—David Shambaugh, Foreign Affairs, 17 Dec. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outposts
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Several villages in Chiang Mai’s Mae Rim district have been inundated by water from upstream runoffs, local media reported Thursday.Kocha Olarn, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
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Why are tiny house villages so expensive to build and manage?Roger Valdez, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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Under the settlements, Simmons did not admit any wrongdoing.Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 3 Oct. 2024
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Judgment has been mixed, with some going forward to settlements.Megan Poinski, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
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The company continues to focus on its Banking-as-a-Service and Higher Education businesses, leveraging partner banks' existing customer bases for customer acquisition.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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Russia, along with other countries, have long been open about training the aquatic mammals to patrol waters near sensitive outposts and bases.Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 13 Nov. 2024
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“Outposts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outposts. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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