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
According to Cramer, the Magnificent Seven, semiconductor companies, and enterprise software firms generated massive cash flow, maintained fortress-like balance sheets, and consistently reduced share counts through aggressive buybacks.
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Alexa Lomonaco, CNBC, 9 June 2026
The hulking medieval fortress above the town rewards the short uphill walk with some of the best views in Umbria.
—Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 7 June 2026
Behind the digital fortress of the apps, men have taken to upselling themselves to increase their odds of an in-person date, a development that prospective matches are none too thrilled with.
—Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 4 June 2026
The main event is staged at the Sacsayhuamán archaeological site, the massive stone fortress on the hills above Cusco, where the ceremony unfolds against a backdrop of original Inca masonry.
—Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 2 June 2026
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Alexa Lomonaco, CNBC, 9 June 2026
The hulking medieval fortress above the town rewards the short uphill walk with some of the best views in Umbria.
—Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 7 June 2026
Behind the digital fortress of the apps, men have taken to upselling themselves to increase their odds of an in-person date, a development that prospective matches are none too thrilled with.
—Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 4 June 2026
The main event is staged at the Sacsayhuamán archaeological site, the massive stone fortress on the hills above Cusco, where the ceremony unfolds against a backdrop of original Inca masonry.
—Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 2 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fortress
Noun
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The district includes portions of Miami-Dade and Broward counties and has long been considered a Democratic stronghold.—
Jim DeFede,
CBS News,
14 June 2026
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Funeral ceremonies are expected to begin in Tehran and move to Qom, a stronghold of many senior Shiite clerics, then to Mashhad, Khamenei's birthplace.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 June 2026
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One of the oldest citadels in the Middle East, Jerash has seen an unbroken chain of human occupation since the Bronze Age.—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
3 June 2026
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After all, this is a hotel built into a citadel from the Middle Ages, though with a pool, spa, and pain au chocolats on hand, guests here are living eons better than the Gallo-Romans used to.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Apr. 2026
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Built with thick walls of coquina, the Castillo remains the oldest masonry fortification in the continental United States.—
USA TODAY Network,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
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In the 4th century, a defensive wall was constructed in response to instability and military pressures, leading to the fortification of urban settlements.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
7 June 2026
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The party will continue on Tuesday morning with a special birthday moment for park guests in front of the castle which is the tallest in any Disney park and the only one to contain a boat ride.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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Between Christmas towns, kids can splash around in the small indoor pool or patrol the top deck for Elsa-worthy castles lining the banks of the Upper Middle Rhine Valley.—
Ashlea Halpern,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 June 2026
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For instance, the conservative rural North State would be denied any real representation as the district would swoop down to take in Marin County, the liberal bastion just north of the Golden Gate Bridge.—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
19 Aug. 2025
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The bastion, the fortifications, the views all shape the mood for diners.—
Liza B. Zimmerman,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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DuPage County prosecutors said, On Saturday, a 9-year-old boy and some friends were building a fort on the 1400 block of West Jefferson Avenue, when a girl damaged the fort.—
Todd Feurer,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
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With all that activity, small-time Helsinki took off, becoming a boomtown in support of the grand strategic fort.—
Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
10 June 2026
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“Fortress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fortress. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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