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verb

Definition of bulwarknext
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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bulwark

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noun

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as in rampart

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as in support

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as in embankment

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Recent Examples of bulwark
Verb
In 2025 Trump declared a National Energy Emergency aimed at bulwarking the coal industry. — Dan Vergano, Scientific American, 4 June 2026 The Lost Cause was fortified by presidential power and bulwarked for a century by Jim Crow. — Horace D. Ballard, Artforum, 22 Apr. 2026
Noun
Until this week, Mokha had been home to a vital part of the anti-Houthi coalition and served as a bulwark against the rebels’ advance. — April Longley Alley, Foreign Affairs, 11 Sep. 2026 Values that, in his view, have always served as a bulwark against crises and divisions. — Stefania Conrieri, Vanity Fair, 28 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bulwark
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bulwark
  1. protect
  2. rampart
  3. support
  4. embankment
  5. defend
  6. bastion
  7. framework
  8. safeguard
Verb
  • Made with a breathable bamboo-viscose surface and waterproof barrier, it's designed to protect against spills without the uncomfortable crinkling of traditional mattress covers.
    — Jacorey Moon, Architectural Digest, 7 Nov. 2026
  • The 100 percent polyester fabric is light, yet durable enough to protect you from unpredictable autumn weather.
    — Kate Donovan, Southern Living, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of protect
Noun
  • So, rather than castles and stony ramparts, visitors encounter farms and sleepy villages.
    — Rick Steves, Washington Post, 1 Nov. 2026
  • There are also plenty of literary peers repping the ramparts, from Sophie Kemp to Patricia Lockwood to Zadie Smith.
    — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of rampart
Noun
  • The program aims to strengthen the military’s ability to gather information and support operations from orbit.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2026
  • And although Senate Democrats are in the majority, Senate Republicans can still use the filibuster to block almost every bill that lacks bipartisan support.
    — Thomas Kahn, Chicago Tribune, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of support
Noun
  • The pilot tried to abort but lost control; the jet crashed through a fence, crossed a five-lane highway, came to rest on an embankment and burst into flames.
    — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2026
  • The trains involved were operated by AVE and Iryo, according to local media, with at least two carriages said to have fallen down an embankment after the crash.
    — Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of embankment
Verb
  • The official also said developing different weapon systems was increasingly urgent, arguing that the country’s armed forces needed to defend national security and deter external threats.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2026
  • The Moon’s square to Uranus favors responding to the new situation instead of defending the original promise.
    — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of defend
Noun
  • At the start of this election cycle, the notion that Democrats would seriously compete in such deep-red bastions as Kansas, Mississippi, South Carolina and Texas would have seemed absurd.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026
  • In Florida, Republicans hung onto control in what has been a GOP bastion for much of the past two decades.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of bastion
Noun
  • Within this framework, advanced radar systems serve as a critical component by providing information about potential aerial activity.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 8 Nov. 2026
  • National governments will already be looking at their aviation authority regulations and frameworks and there will be discussions at the European and global level, John Edwards, senior consultant at Gates Aviation in London, said by phone.
    — Jenni Reid, CNBC, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of framework
Verb
  • Fort Lauderdale Vice Mayor Ben Sorensen argues the city needs to join with other municipalities to help change or repeal the Live Local Act in an effort to safeguard their communities.
    — Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Her proposal calls for abolishing multiple government agencies that are critical to safeguarding our national security without providing definitive alternatives that would ensure their missions continue.
    — Daniel Delgado, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of safeguard

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“Bulwark.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bulwark. Accessed 10 Nov. 2026.

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