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 Fonseca’s family is tight-knit and provides a fortress of well-being. —

Merlisa Lawrence Corbett, Forbes.com, 9 May 2026 The two stairwells are set within a 110-foot-wide core made of a concrete that’s stronger than any rock, creating a pressurized, smoke- and blast-resistant fortress. —

Michelle Sinclair Colman, Curbed, 7 May 2026 The eccentric design of Olana was inspired by fortresses in Persia (where, curiously, Church hadn’t travelled), as well as Italian, East Indian, Gothic Revival, and French Second Empire architecture. —

Sebastian Smee, New Yorker, 4 May 2026 The hilltop structures were originally built as Catholic shrines dedicated to the virgins they're named after, but were turned into military fortresses in the early 1800s—they have since been rehabilitated for tourism. —

Christin Parcerisa Vigueras, Travel + Leisure, 30 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for fortress

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Democratic voters in the party’s remaining strongholds in Broward and Palm Beach counties may also have to get used to something unfamiliar — being represented in Congress by a Republican.

— Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 9 May 2026
This summer, both Boich and Dorfman talk of leveraging the FIFA World Cup, with plans for high-profile events with top soccer players from padel strongholds such as Spain, Argentina, and Italy.

— Robin Swithinbank, Robb Report, 9 May 2026