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as in fortress
a structure or place from which one can resist attack
the implacable attackers placed the castle under a prolonged siege
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as in mansion
a large impressive residence
the mining tycoon built a magnificent castle on the hill overlooking the town
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Recent Examples of castle
Maybe what the castle really needs is someone who is going to give everyone some gentle motivation to find those Traitors?
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Brian Moylan, Vulture, 6 Jan. 2025
The angled design with customizable RGB lighting screams Vader’s castle but also provides room for antennas to ensure extremely fast performance across the board.
—Simon Hill, WIRED, 5 Jan. 2025
From the moment Sandoval arrives at the castle in Episode 1, his mere presence incites derision.
—Megan McCluskey, TIME, 10 Jan. 2025
The black and white marble floor blocks and the 20,000 mission tiles for the roof were found in a Cuban castle.
—Miami Herasld Archives, Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2025
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Brian Moylan, Vulture, 6 Jan. 2025
The angled design with customizable RGB lighting screams Vader’s castle but also provides room for antennas to ensure extremely fast performance across the board.
—Simon Hill, WIRED, 5 Jan. 2025
From the moment Sandoval arrives at the castle in Episode 1, his mere presence incites derision.
—Megan McCluskey, TIME, 10 Jan. 2025
The black and white marble floor blocks and the 20,000 mission tiles for the roof were found in a Cuban castle.
—Miami Herasld Archives, Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for castle
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Colorful Old San Juan is home to the 16th-century Spanish colonial fortress Castillo San Cristobal and other UNESCO World Heritage sites, and fantastic restaurants like Santaella or La Casita Blanca, where the tostones and mofongo are not to be missed.—
Mariette Williams,
AFAR Media,
23 Jan. 2025
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The Skyscrapers of Medieval Italy (Ex Urbe) by Ada Palmer In medieval Italy, factional wars led powerful families to build huge towers that served as little urban fortresses.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
21 Jan. 2025
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Joining Bezos in the lavish Miami real estate market are David and Victoria Beckham, who opted to purchase their $80 million mansion on the Miami Beach waterfront.—
John Yoo and John Shu,
Newsweek,
24 Jan. 2025
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Adele rented the 10-bedroom mansion in West Sussex for six months in 2012, according to Sutton.—
Raven Brunner,
People.com,
23 Jan. 2025
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The tunnels were discovered by experts from the Polytechnic University of Milan, who used ground-penetrating radar and laser scanners to map the 15th-century stronghold’s subterranean structures.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
24 Jan. 2025
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Jenin has been a militant stronghold, and an airstrike killed 10 Palestinians, according to Palestinian health officials.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
22 Jan. 2025
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Qualley is set to play a governess who is taking care of children in a remote gothic manor while hiding her psychopathic tendencies.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
20 Jan. 2025
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See which remarkable manors and estates have stood in for royal homes throughout history.—
Alex Apatoff,
People.com,
13 Jan. 2025
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On the one hand, the country is an economic citadel, packed with resources and blessed by ocean borders that shield it from invasion while connecting it to global trade.—
Michael Beckley,
Foreign Affairs,
7 Jan. 2025
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Today, this citadel in the clouds faces a different kind of conquest: nearly a million people each year are treading sacred ground at this New Wonder of the World.—
Paul Jebara,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Dec. 2024
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The film, macabre and atmospheric from start to finish, relocates the classic folklore to an isolated hacienda in a Mexican village where a young woman has returned to bury her aunt.—
DeAnna Janes,
Harper's BAZAAR,
28 Aug. 2023
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She was born on May 29, 1917 and grew up in a hacienda in San Luis Potosí, Mexico.—
Natalia Torija Nieto,
ELLE Decor,
28 Sep. 2022
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These ingredients are whole foods instead of specific vitamins and minerals that are used in fortification.—
Sohaib Imtiaz,
Verywell Health,
22 Jan. 2025
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Walk the length of the city walls, the most intact fortification of its kind in England.—
Jessica Macdonald,
Travel + Leisure,
20 Jan. 2025
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Historic museums set within ornate palazzos occupy much of the city, such as Palazzo Madama, Turin’s municipal museum of ancient art, and Palazzo Reale di Torino, a 16th-century palace built for the House of Savoy.—
Monica Mendal,
Vogue,
24 Jan. 2025
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According to Hello!, the palace deleted its initial post on X on Oct. 1 because of a minor typo.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
23 Jan. 2025
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“Castle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/castle. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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