as in fortress
a structure or place from which one can resist attack
the island was the pirates' last stronghold in the West Indies
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Recent Examples of stronghold
Voters in the once-reliable Labor stronghold of Makerfield handed Burnham nearly 55% of the vote, rebuking both Starmer’s faltering government and surging right-wing challenger Reform UK.
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Kwiyeon Ha,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
Thanks to climate change, mosquitoes are now found in nearly every corner of the planet, far beyond their strongholds in South America, Central America and Africa.
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Brenda Goodman,
CNN Money,
19 June 2026
Alabama is a Republican stronghold, so whoever wins the primary will be heavily favored to prevail in November over either candidate in Tuesday’s Democratic runoff, business owner Dakarai Larriett and lawyer Everett Wess.
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Jesse Bedayn,
Chicago Tribune,
16 June 2026
The city is a Democratic stronghold and whoever wins the primary is likely to win the election in November.
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Sarah D. Wire,
USA Today,
16 June 2026
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Kwiyeon Ha,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
Thanks to climate change, mosquitoes are now found in nearly every corner of the planet, far beyond their strongholds in South America, Central America and Africa.
—
Brenda Goodman,
CNN Money,
19 June 2026
Alabama is a Republican stronghold, so whoever wins the primary will be heavily favored to prevail in November over either candidate in Tuesday’s Democratic runoff, business owner Dakarai Larriett and lawyer Everett Wess.
—
Jesse Bedayn,
Chicago Tribune,
16 June 2026
The city is a Democratic stronghold and whoever wins the primary is likely to win the election in November.
—
Sarah D. Wire,
USA Today,
16 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stronghold
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Bored Lord and AceMo, longtime bastions of their respective coastal scenes, offer up two rumbling club heaters.
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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.
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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.
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By the Second World War, pillboxes had become standard defense fortifications.
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During Fascism, the first fortification works arose, but also roads, houses, schools, a hospital.
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The plan also urges African countries to preserve former slave forts and castles as memorial sites.
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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.
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The studio setting opened up sonic possibilities unavailable inside a fort.
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The plan also urges African countries to preserve former slave forts and castles as memorial sites.
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“Stronghold.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stronghold. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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