as in stronghold
a structure or place from which one can resist attack
the boys built a snow fortress and then challenged the neighborhood kids to an in-your-face snowball fight
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Recent Examples of fortress
The coming-of-age story follows the adventures of a young girl born into a band of robbers set in and around a fortress in medieval Scandinavia.
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2024
Phillips renders the asylum as a convincingly tactile, gray-brown fortress.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 4 Oct. 2024
Built on the foundations of a 15th-century fortress, what makes Luxembourg efficient is its short airport-to-city centre journey, which lasts only 12 minutes, its highly efficient public transportation system and the lowest Tripadvisor Queue Score in Avis’ study.
—Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
The outside of the Spanish castle was filmed in Puerto Rico at Castillo San Cristóbal, the largest fortress in the Americas.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 25 Nov. 2024
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2024
Phillips renders the asylum as a convincingly tactile, gray-brown fortress.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 4 Oct. 2024
Built on the foundations of a 15th-century fortress, what makes Luxembourg efficient is its short airport-to-city centre journey, which lasts only 12 minutes, its highly efficient public transportation system and the lowest Tripadvisor Queue Score in Avis’ study.
—Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
The outside of the Spanish castle was filmed in Puerto Rico at Castillo San Cristóbal, the largest fortress in the Americas.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 25 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fortress
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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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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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This also is one of Europe’s oldest wine-growing regions, the bastion of the Riesling grape.Everett Potter, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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Hama province also borders Latakia, a coastal region that serves as a bastion of support for the regime.Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 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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“Fortress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fortress. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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