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Recent Examples of battlement
Hike up the road to the summit on the back side of Mt. Ballyhoo to see some of the old battlements.
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Scott McMurren, Anchorage Daily News, 3 June 2023
The castle now belongs to the family of an Italian lawyer who purchased the fortified island in 1912 and began restoration of its battlements, churches, convents, crypts and gardens.
—Joe Yogerst, CNN, 11 May 2023
The home’s centerpiece — a tall stone tower topped with a crenelated battlement straight out of Monty Python’s Unladen Swallow sketch and visible for miles — has earned it the nickname Comfort Castle.
—Richard A. Marini, San Antonio Express-News, 21 Mar. 2023
Athenry Castle This 13th-century castle overlooking the Clarinbridge River in County Galway still retains parts of its medieval walls, battlements, and decorative stone carvings.
—Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 24 Mar. 2023
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Scott McMurren, Anchorage Daily News, 3 June 2023
The castle now belongs to the family of an Italian lawyer who purchased the fortified island in 1912 and began restoration of its battlements, churches, convents, crypts and gardens.
—Joe Yogerst, CNN, 11 May 2023
The home’s centerpiece — a tall stone tower topped with a crenelated battlement straight out of Monty Python’s Unladen Swallow sketch and visible for miles — has earned it the nickname Comfort Castle.
—Richard A. Marini, San Antonio Express-News, 21 Mar. 2023
Athenry Castle This 13th-century castle overlooking the Clarinbridge River in County Galway still retains parts of its medieval walls, battlements, and decorative stone carvings.
—Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 24 Mar. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for battlement
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The fire caused damage to the parapet wall along the northbound portion.Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 22 Dec. 2024
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Besides roof-sealing, parapets stop people from accidentally falling off the edge of the roof and provide a firebreak between rowhouses.Kim Velsey, Curbed, 9 Oct. 2024
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All three countries’ influences are reflected in its charming cobblestone streets, grand colonial buildings, churches and ancient ramparts.Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
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Over the past six decades Lucca Comics & Games, which is held annually within the medieval ramparts of the Tuscan town of Lucca, has expanded exponentially to become the largest geek meet in Europe.Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 25 Oct. 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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At even strength, the Canucks held the fort down defensively without Hughes.Harman Dayal, The Athletic, 9 Dec. 2024
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The star’s family and A-list friends have been fixtures at her Eras Tour shows since the beginning, with mom Andrea, dad Scott and brother Austin mingling with fans and holding down the fort in the VIP tent.Rachel DeSantis, People.com, 4 Dec. 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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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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Assad was a tyrant, to be sure, but many countries viewed him as a bulwark against religious extremists like the Islamic State.John Feffer, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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Many in Trump’s camp have advocated strongly against intervention in Syria, with some even urging tacit or direct support for Assad as a bulwark against terrorism.Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 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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“Battlement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/battlement. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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