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
At the same time, voters in Alameda County, a Democratic bastion where Trump lost by 50 points, were voting to recall progressive district attorney Pamela Price and Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao by 30 points.
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Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2024
Over time, the platform became a bastion of the right-wing internet.
—Kat Tenbarge, NBC News, 30 Nov. 2024
With the right financing, Indigenous peoples can continue to serve as bastions against climate change.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
The Unseelie Court is the bastion of malevolent faeries who harm humans for their amusement or to exact revenge.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
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Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2024
Over time, the platform became a bastion of the right-wing internet.
—Kat Tenbarge, NBC News, 30 Nov. 2024
With the right financing, Indigenous peoples can continue to serve as bastions against climate change.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
The Unseelie Court is the bastion of malevolent faeries who harm humans for their amusement or to exact revenge.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bastion
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The Empire State and Golden State are currently considered left-leaning strongholds that have been key to Democratic victories and power in recent years.Tara Suter, The Hill, 23 Dec. 2024
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In the end, the GOP will maintain its stronghold on legislative politics in the state, maintaining its supermajority status in the House with 75 seats and 27 seats in the Senate.Vivian Jones, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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Arab, Ayyubid and Mamluk rulers all occupied this fortress over the centuries.Lauren Frayer, NPR, 23 Dec. 2024
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Even though the entire herd appears to be on its feet, one buck is still holed up in his fortress.Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 19 Dec. 2024
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Pearce, in a magnificent performance, plays him as a kind of citadel—towering yet human-scaled, his immaculate dress and coiffure barely mussed by the occasional burst of temper or spasm of ego.Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 20 Dec. 2024
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Another clip shows rebels at the city’s citadel, which is also in central Aleppo.Eyad Kourdi, CNN, 30 Nov. 2024
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The ruler undertook extensive construction projects, including palaces, temples and city fortifications.Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
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The 49ers’ fortification of talent elsewhere in the secondary should also help.David Lombardi, The Athletic, 29 Aug. 2024
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In late September, when Israel invaded Lebanon in pursuit of Hezbollah militants, the region around the castle of Tibnin (also called Toron) came under heavy bombardment.Lauren Frayer, NPR, 23 Dec. 2024
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Perched on top of the cake were figures of Disney princesses Cinderella, Belle from Beauty and the Beast and Sleeping Beauty in front of a circle topper behind with the outline of Sleeping Beauty’s castle painted on it.Emma Aerin Becker, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Bastion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bastion. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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