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
Dan Vergano,
Scientific American,
4 June 2026
The Lost Cause was fortified by presidential power and bulwarked for a century by Jim Crow.
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Horace D. Ballard,
Artforum,
22 Apr. 2026
David M. Drucker,
Twin Cities,
31 May 2026
The civilization of love will not arise from a single or spectacular gesture, but from the sum total of small and steadfast acts of fidelity that serve as a bulwark against dehumanization.
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Siladitya Ray,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2026
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Verb
In 2025 Trump declared a National Energy Emergency aimed at bulwarking the coal industry.
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Dan Vergano,
Scientific American,
4 June 2026
The Lost Cause was fortified by presidential power and bulwarked for a century by Jim Crow.
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Horace D. Ballard,
Artforum,
22 Apr. 2026
Noun
Republican voters, the bulwark of the president’s political power, appear similarly exasperated.
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David M. Drucker,
Twin Cities,
31 May 2026
The civilization of love will not arise from a single or spectacular gesture, but from the sum total of small and steadfast acts of fidelity that serve as a bulwark against dehumanization.
—
Siladitya Ray,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bulwark
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In the final months of pregnancy, the testicles descend through a passage called the inguinal canal to land in the scrotum, the pouch that protects them for the rest of a man’s life.
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This shampoo and conditioner are designed to strengthen and protect hair health while reducing frizz and split ends.
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In 1946, Picasso set up his studio in Château Grimaldi, a former medieval castle perched above the ramparts.
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The best are those on top floors with views of the pool or Caribbean Sea beyond city ramparts—uninterrupted for over 500 miles north to Jamaica.
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Overall, half of Americans (50%) support displaying the Ten Commandments in classrooms, including 83% of White evangelicals and 72% of Republicans.
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Trailing 3-1 in the third, Ohtani provided his own run support, singling to center to score Alex Freeland from second after the Dodgers infielder had led off with a double.
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The house sits on a road tucked alongside a steep railroad embankment, where tracks carry rumbling trains to a rail yard in the village of fewer than 1,000 residents.
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The house where the children were found sits on a road tucked away alongside a steep railroad embankment, where tracks carry rumbling trains through Hamden.
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When the streamers come down, the felt lift goes with them, and what survives is a line in the budget defended by everyone who had a good time.
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Before the earthquakes, the government generally defended its national health system as robust, blaming shortcomings on sanctions imposed by the United States.
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Because Cook County and the city of Chicago remain a Democratic bastion, new voters will not have the choice of getting new ideas or a fresh set of eyes from an independent or a Republican candidate.
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These organizations claim to be bastions of journalism, Defenders of Democracy, and heroes in the fight for truth in government.
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Instead of doubling down on a flawed system, policymakers can make gradual changes by introducing new tax categories in the existing framework and imposing taxes that correspond to the alcoholic content of that category.
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In this framework, Argentina’s FIFA ranking strength and bracket path produce a higher championship probability than the markets assign.
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Some of those properties may now be serving as locations where hidden assets are being safeguarded.
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The Components of Confidential Computing Confidential Computing (CC) safeguards data during processing, not just storage or transmission.
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“Bulwark.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bulwark. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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