as in fortress
a structure or place from which one can resist attack
a massive stone citadel continues to command the city of Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Recent Examples of citadel
The Syrian government moved military forces into the ancient citadel overlooking Palmyra.
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Jane Arraf, NPR, 17 Apr. 2025
Archaeologists believe the Incan citadel was built in the 1420s and abandoned sometime in the mid 1500s, around the time Spanish conquistadors invaded the Inca Empire.
—Hannah Edgar, ARTnews.com, 24 Feb. 2025
Its objective was not to retreat from the citadels of governance but to place them under siege.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2025
Dominated by the enormous Pyramid of the Sun, the Pyramid of the Moon, and a citadel, which sits along the 2.5-mile-long Avenue of the Dead, the site awed even the Aztecs, who wondered what vanished civilization could have created such a monumental city.
—John Newton, AFAR Media, 24 Jan. 2025
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Jane Arraf, NPR, 17 Apr. 2025
Archaeologists believe the Incan citadel was built in the 1420s and abandoned sometime in the mid 1500s, around the time Spanish conquistadors invaded the Inca Empire.
—Hannah Edgar, ARTnews.com, 24 Feb. 2025
Its objective was not to retreat from the citadels of governance but to place them under siege.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2025
Dominated by the enormous Pyramid of the Sun, the Pyramid of the Moon, and a citadel, which sits along the 2.5-mile-long Avenue of the Dead, the site awed even the Aztecs, who wondered what vanished civilization could have created such a monumental city.
—John Newton, AFAR Media, 24 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for citadel
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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Meanwhile, the road appears to connect a fortress gate to the center of the site.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
9 May 2025
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The army has continued air strikes in the Darfur region, the RSF’s stronghold.—
Reuters,
CNN Money,
6 May 2025
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These strip malls were a way for residents to create a stronghold in their communities, with restaurants, markets and other businesses that catered to an Asian clientele.—
Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
5 May 2025
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Even so, a 2022 study from the Royal Astronomical Society showed that artificial light was polluting the skies over most observatories, while suggesting that immediate action would be needed to safeguard these scientific bastions.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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On the science side, the project’s first test was the sloping hillside site—how to avoid the house appearing like a monumental concrete bastion.—
Nielsen Dinwoodie,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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Nowadays, more than 10 million people come and marvel at the fortification.—
Chloe Arrojado,
AFAR Media,
25 Apr. 2025
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But the British inhabitants of St. Augustine still worried about attacks by the Spanish — hence the fortifications, according to numerous historical accounts.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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While most players going first look to dominate the centre and suffocate the opposition like Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City, Eze prefers to sit back, castle early to solidify the defence of his king, and build behind a deep, solid pawn structure.—
Conor O'Neill,
New York Times,
10 May 2025
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From the foggy castles of ancient England to the rain drenched alleys of contemporary Paris, his craft makes readers lose the sense of time and space.—
Sixteen Ramos,
USA Today,
9 May 2025
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The board has no shortage of options if the idea truly is to find someone qualified to hold down the fort while the search for a successor to Martinez is conducted.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
7 May 2025
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The Mets’ bullpen held down the fort and kept them within striking distance.—
James O'Connell,
New York Daily News,
4 May 2025
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“Citadel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/citadel. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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