as in to protect
to drive danger or attack away from
vowed to use any means necessary to bulwark the country against attack
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as in rampart
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as in support
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Recent Examples of bulwark
Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2024
What a MipTV swan song, bulwarked by Canneseries, can deliver, is another question.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 5 Apr. 2024
Llewellyn King, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Mar. 2025
Paradoxically, the deal may help the NCAA build a larger bulwark against one of its major gambling concerns.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 25 Apr. 2025
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Verb
Topics include safeguarding city dwellers from extreme heat and bulwarking coastal towns against rising seas.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2024
What a MipTV swan song, bulwarked by Canneseries, can deliver, is another question.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 5 Apr. 2024
Noun
America was the bulwark of the liberal democracies — a grouping of European nations, Canada, Australia and much of Asia — that shared many values and outlooks.
—Llewellyn King, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Mar. 2025
Paradoxically, the deal may help the NCAA build a larger bulwark against one of its major gambling concerns.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 25 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bulwark
Verb
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The emergency fund is meant to protect you against a job loss, health crisis, car breakdown or major household repair.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
19 May 2025
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Bear in mind, a tent does not protect you from lightning.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 May 2025
Noun
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Visitors flooded in to walk the ramparts, reenact scenes, and snap selfies.—
Catherine Baab-Muguira,
Quartz,
7 May 2025
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But now, with the NCAA having mostly abandoned those ramparts of the debate, these same athletes became an inconvenience to resolving three antitrust cases that have threatened the future of its commercial enterprise.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
3 Sep. 2019
Noun
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Ewing criticized Stothert’s support for President Donald Trump and turning the local race into a referendum on the national Republican platform.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
15 May 2025
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Google plans to add support for satellite connectivity later this year and enable integration with the luggage-tracking systems at Aer Lingus, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Iberia, and Singapore Airlines early next year.—
Rob Pegoraro,
PC Magazine,
14 May 2025
Noun
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The report said authorities will disassemble the engines, examine their components in depth, analyze the black box and air traffic control data, and investigate the embankment, localizer and bird strike evidence to ultimately determine the cause of the crash.—
Stephen Sorace,
Fox News,
27 Jan. 2025
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The investigation will tear down the engines, examine components in depth, analyze in-flight and air traffic control data, and investigate the embankment, localizers and evidence of bird strike, the report said about its next steps.—
Reuters,
NBC News,
27 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Scheffler, the world No. 1, and defending PGA champion Schauffele had plenty to say about mud balls on tee shots, particularly on the 16th hole that sent both to double bogey.—
Doug Ferguson,
Chicago Tribune,
16 May 2025
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The defending Super Bowl champion Eagles will be featured prominently during the 2025 NFL season.—
Jim Reineking,
USA Today,
16 May 2025
Noun
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Despite the challenging shifts, there are still brands that serve as bastions of fat fashion, inclusion, and style.—
Essence,
Essence,
12 May 2025
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This especially rings true at Yellowstone National Park, a bastion for wolf conservation ever since the animals began to bounce back across the West in the 1990s.—
Jack Knudson,
Discover Magazine,
8 May 2025
Verb
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Loro Piana is committed to safeguard its sourcing hubs globally.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
16 May 2025
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With the average cost of a data breach now exceeding $4 million, safeguarding customer information is not just a precaution but a critical business mandate.—
Nitesh Mirchandani,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
Noun
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The Castillo de San Sebastián, a crumbling 18th-century fortress at the end of a long causeway in Cádiz, Spain, was locked behind an iron gate.—
Christopher Bagley,
Travel + Leisure,
11 May 2025
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Why Florida’s Billionaire Set Is Flocking to Manalapan Perched a mere 17 feet above sea level with 120 feet of direct ocean frontage, this tropical contemporary fortress clocks in at over 11,000 square feet, plus a 3,000-square-foot sky deck with unobstructed views of the Atlantic.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
9 May 2025
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“Bulwark.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bulwark. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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