as in fortress
a structure or place from which one can resist attack
a series of forts along the frontier
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Recent Examples of fort
Old San Juan’s blue‑cobblestone streets wind past 16th‑century forts, sherbet‑colored rowhouses and plazas.
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David Dickstein, Oc Register, 17 June 2026
In the center of blooming wildflower beds full of purple, pink and yellow blossoms, playground equipment designed to look like a wooden fort stood tall.
—Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 16 June 2026
The incident stemmed from an incident Saturday in which a girl, later identified as the daughter of the suspect’s girlfriend, damaged a fort that the boy and his friends had been building, a news release from the Naperville Police Department and the DuPage County state’s attorney’s office said.
—Naperville Sun, Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2026
His father worked at the fort in its early years, and Medina himself spent three seasons repairing its adobe walls before joining the interpretive staff.
—Kevin Strong, CBS News, 15 June 2026
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David Dickstein, Oc Register, 17 June 2026
In the center of blooming wildflower beds full of purple, pink and yellow blossoms, playground equipment designed to look like a wooden fort stood tall.
—Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 16 June 2026
The incident stemmed from an incident Saturday in which a girl, later identified as the daughter of the suspect’s girlfriend, damaged a fort that the boy and his friends had been building, a news release from the Naperville Police Department and the DuPage County state’s attorney’s office said.
—Naperville Sun, Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2026
His father worked at the fort in its early years, and Medina himself spent three seasons repairing its adobe walls before joining the interpretive staff.
—Kevin Strong, CBS News, 15 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fort
Noun
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Written and produced by Australian filmmaker Anthony Maley, the project follows three unlikely insect heroes who infiltrate a vast human chemical fortress in search of an antidote to a toxin threatening the survival of their world.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
17 June 2026
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After previous coaches played home matches away from the timeless and intimidating Defensores del Chaco national stadium in Asunción, Alfaro restored that hallowed ground as Paraguay’s footballing fortress.—
Felipe Cardenas,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
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As a result, Democrats make inroads even on longtime local Republican strongholds.—
Matthew Blinstrubas,
Hartford Courant,
21 June 2026
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Morales has been entrenched in his coca-growing stronghold in the Chapare region since 2024 and has refused to appear before the courts.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
21 June 2026
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During Fascism, the first fortification works arose, but also roads, houses, schools, a hospital.—
Marzio G. Mian,
Vanity Fair,
16 June 2026
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Crews are wanting to learn more about the earthen fortification, known as the redoubt, which is essentially a dirt fort colonial soldiers built by hand overnight before fighting began.—
Kailey Schuyler,
FOXNews.com,
12 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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Paton, 52, was in Peru with his wife to hike the Inca Trail, a popular route that ends at Machu Picchu, a citadel built by the Incas in the 15th century.—
Sam Peters,
CNN Money,
22 May 2026
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The plan also urges African countries to preserve former slave forts and castles as memorial sites.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
21 June 2026
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Nolan and the cinematographer Hoyte van Hoytema, wielding heavy IMAX cameras, shot their picture across the Mediterranean and beyond, in caves, castles, beaches, black-sand wastes, and open water.—
David Denby,
New Yorker,
21 June 2026
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In it, Rocío, played by Rocío Molina, a leading light of the international flamenco vanguard, returns to her Ebro Delta home to attend the funeral of her mother, a bastion of traditional flamenco.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
18 June 2026
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Bored Lord and AceMo, longtime bastions of their respective coastal scenes, offer up two rumbling club heaters.—
Benny Sun,
Pitchfork,
17 June 2026
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“Fort.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fort. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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