as in wall
a tall, thick stone or dirt structure that is built around a castle, town, etc., to protect it from attacks
—usually plural
The city's ramparts crumbled long ago.
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Recent Examples of rampart
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.
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Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 25 Oct. 2024
The Chinese fence traces a furrow in the Himalayas, its barbed wire and concrete ramparts separating Tibet from Nepal.
—New York Times, 11 Oct. 2024
Archaeologists discovered a Roman military camp outside of the city, surrounded by a ditch and rampart.
—Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Oct. 2024
Sitting high above the Chora, and visible from nearly every vantage point on the island, the monastery is accessible through a labyrinth of stone pathways leading to the gate that opens to the courtyard revealing stone archways, towers, and ramparts reflective of the Byzantine architectural style.
—Monica Mendal, Vogue, 17 Sep. 2024
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Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 25 Oct. 2024
The Chinese fence traces a furrow in the Himalayas, its barbed wire and concrete ramparts separating Tibet from Nepal.
—New York Times, 11 Oct. 2024
Archaeologists discovered a Roman military camp outside of the city, surrounded by a ditch and rampart.
—Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Oct. 2024
Sitting high above the Chora, and visible from nearly every vantage point on the island, the monastery is accessible through a labyrinth of stone pathways leading to the gate that opens to the courtyard revealing stone archways, towers, and ramparts reflective of the Byzantine architectural style.
—Monica Mendal, Vogue, 17 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rampart
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Bold orange Loro Piana fabric lines the dining room walls, offset with Yves Klein’s Venus Bleue, a favorite work.Kerry Pieri, Architectural Digest, 8 Jan. 2025
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Hollis screams for help and one of her neighbors, hearing her through the walls, calls the police.Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
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Carter’s image as a kindly elder statesman, friend to world Jewry and bulwark of Israel’s security took an immediate beating.Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2025
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For centuries, the Russians have viewed the South Caucasus as their strategic backyard, a vital bulwark against Turks, Iranians, and other competing powers.Christian Caryl, Foreign Affairs, 26 Dec. 2024
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Carollo put up barricades, assigned police patrols and won two years of peace until the county forced him to go away.Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
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Part of the measures in force today will include a wider and more-enforced-than-usual perimeter around the Beverly Hilton, with closed streets and barricades.Dominic Patten, Deadline, 5 Jan. 2025
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Some reportedly had to scale fences and break through barricades to enter the building and participate in the vote.Elizabeth Shackelford, Chicago Tribune, 10 Jan. 2025
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So far, the Free Land Holders have not attempted to erect another fence.Noelle Phillips, The Denver Post, 9 Jan. 2025
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Against Baker’s wishes, a Supreme Court ruling about the endangered status of the little fish upended progress on a controversial dam in Tennessee for years.Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Jan. 2025
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Installation of a dam in that location would require drilling multiple 12.5-mile (20-km) tunnels to divert the river, which flows around 70,600 cubic feet per second (2,000 cubic meters), enough to fill about three Olympic-sized swimming pools per second.Joe Salas, New Atlas, 4 Jan. 2025
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The film champions the idea that age is no barrier to new adventures, showcasing how passion and friendship can reignite a sense of purpose.Travis Bean, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
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The localizer is a barrier at the end of the runway that helps with aircraft landings and was blamed for exacerbating the crash’s severity.Paolo Confino, Fortune Asia, 11 Jan. 2025
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Rodin Cars That effort resulted in the concept behind this machine: a single-seat, closed-canopy, open-wheel racecar with absolutely massive fenders, a custom engine, and aerodynamics designed for a boatload of downforce.New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Jan. 2025
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It is finished in a rather fetching metallic blue and white paint and features a white no. 1 racing gumball on the hood and fenders.Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 2 Jan. 2025
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Rosemary can be used in a stand-alone herb garden, interspersed with other perennials and shrubs or used as a low growing evergreen hedge.Janet B. Carson, arkansasonline.com, 9 Dec. 2024
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Michael Burry, best known for calling the subprime mortgage crisis before the global financial crisis in 2008, raised his stakes in JD.com, Alibaba and Baidu, while adding what appeared to be a hedge on his sizable bet on Chinese internet stocks.Yun Li, CNBC, 2 Dec. 2024
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“Rampart.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rampart. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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