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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
In each story, a young clerk visits the vampire in his castle and narrowly escapes with his life.
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Erik Kain, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024
In this telling, young Thomas Hutter (Nicholas Hoult) is dispatched to a remote castle to finalize the paperwork on a property purchase by the mysterious Count Orlok (Bill Skarsgård).
—Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 27 Dec. 2024
Nicholas Hoult's Thomas Hutter, the unfortunate real estate agent trapped in Orlok's castle, finds his client sleeping in his sarcophagus, at which point the cat's out of the bag, and the monster comes fully into the light.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 26 Dec. 2024
During this visit by NPR, the Transcarpathian Folk Choir is performing in the castle's yard and filming for a music video, as Bartosh closes up for the day.
—Ross Peleh, NPR, 25 Dec. 2024
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Erik Kain, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024
In this telling, young Thomas Hutter (Nicholas Hoult) is dispatched to a remote castle to finalize the paperwork on a property purchase by the mysterious Count Orlok (Bill Skarsgård).
—Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 27 Dec. 2024
Nicholas Hoult's Thomas Hutter, the unfortunate real estate agent trapped in Orlok's castle, finds his client sleeping in his sarcophagus, at which point the cat's out of the bag, and the monster comes fully into the light.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 26 Dec. 2024
During this visit by NPR, the Transcarpathian Folk Choir is performing in the castle's yard and filming for a music video, as Bartosh closes up for the day.
—Ross Peleh, NPR, 25 Dec. 2024
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The fortress is made up of two distinct areas: a core inner fortress that researchers say show signs of year-round residential use and a more sprawling outer area that may have been used more occasionally by roaming pastoral groups.Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 8 Jan. 2025
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Geographically, the United States is both an economic hub and a military fortress.Michael Beckley, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
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The historic mansion, where several scenes unfold — including a tense exchange between Tommy and frenemy Alfie Solomons (Tom Hardy) — is actually Arley Hall & Gardens, outside Liverpool in Cheshire.Matt Cabral, EW.com, 12 Jan. 2025
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Constructed in 1887, the Queen Anne-style mansion, privately owned, was on the National Register of Historic Places.Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2025
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During Spain’s colonial rule of the Philippines, which lasted from the mid-sixteenth century until 1898, Spanish priests staged folk dramas in town plazas; called moro-moro, the performances featured Christian soldiers dramatically capturing Islamic strongholds.Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
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The steakhouse may be no longer, but Fertitta still has a stronghold in the category in New York.Tori Latham, Robb Report, 6 Jan. 2025
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Adjacent to the manor, the Soldier’s House is contemporary in design with a state-of-the-art kitchen connected to a cathedral living room and two upstairs bedrooms.Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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Between the sea and moor A roomy manor does not appeal to me.New York Times Games, New York Times, 4 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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Aerial views from the drone revealed a roughly 1-kilometer-long fortification wall snaking around the fortress that wasn’t immediately visible to the naked eye.Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 8 Jan. 2025
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The government accomplished this by a mass increase in army personnel and a fortification program, funded by raising taxes and expanding the bureaucracy to support the larger state apparatus.Jeffrey E. Schulman / Made by History, TIME, 20 Dec. 2024
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For over 50 years, the palace—designed by French architect León Dourge in the 1930s for the prestigious Duhau family—was a private residence until it was converted into a hotel in 2006.Michaela Trimble, Vogue, 12 Jan. 2025
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Venezuela’s legislative palace, where Maduro was sworn in and delivered a fiery speech, was heavily guarded by police, military and intelligence officers.Regina Garcia Cano, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Castle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/castle. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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