Thesaurus results for FORTRESS

fortress

noun

ˈfȯr-trəs

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 Initially built in the 1850s as a military fortress, Alcatraz was later converted to a military prison. —

Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 4 Apr. 2026 Victor Wembanyama is the face of the Spurs’ stifling defense, but the Defensive Player of the Year favorite isn’t holding up the fortress on his own. —

Fred Katz, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2026 Visit clothing boutiques like Muses Corfu for something locally made, take a tour through the fortress, and stop in at Coconela for an artisanal coffee. —

Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 1 Apr. 2026 Cold Connection Iceland is a floating fortress of volcanoes. —

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DeSantis, who signed the law in the Republican stronghold of The Villages in Central Florida, was joined by several other Republicans who touted its provisions, warned about potential threats to election integrity, and offered fulsome praise of the governor.

— Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2026
Stanwick, a prominent Iron Age stronghold in northern England, is widely believed to have been a political hub of the Brigantes, a powerful Celtic confederation with a complex relationship with Rome.

— Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 31 Mar. 2026