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as in fortress
a structure or place from which one can resist attack
the implacable attackers placed the castle under a prolonged siege
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as in mansion
a large impressive residence
the mining tycoon built a magnificent castle on the hill overlooking the town
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Recent Examples of castle
Crowd-free shots of Sleeping Beauty’s castle.
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Marilyn La Jeunesse, Parents, 31 Oct. 2025
Once the skis come off, fill your days with excursions to castle ruins, thermal baths, and snowshoeing trails.
—Chadner Navarro, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2025
In an era where most horror films were still set in creaky old houses and faraway castles, The Seventh Victim moves the action to New York City's Greenwich Village.
—Katie Rife, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
In the end, of course, an angry mob does chase the monsters around the castle, only to be chased by them in return (the monsters having rediscovered their reason for being), which results in some serviceable monster slapstick.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 29 Oct. 2025
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Marilyn La Jeunesse, Parents, 31 Oct. 2025
Once the skis come off, fill your days with excursions to castle ruins, thermal baths, and snowshoeing trails.
—Chadner Navarro, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2025
In an era where most horror films were still set in creaky old houses and faraway castles, The Seventh Victim moves the action to New York City's Greenwich Village.
—Katie Rife, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
In the end, of course, an angry mob does chase the monsters around the castle, only to be chased by them in return (the monsters having rediscovered their reason for being), which results in some serviceable monster slapstick.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 29 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for castle
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Colina Pousada Spa Perched high on a hilltop, Colina Pousada Spa offers 180-degree views, from the island’s tallest peak to the old fortress.—
Carla Vianna,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Nov. 2025
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Such structures, including residences and fortresses, were created by religious authorities and noble families, according to the city’s tourism website.—
Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
3 Nov. 2025
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Shot in New Jersey, the indie follows the employees of a dysfunctional tech startup whose corporate retreat at a remote mansion spirals into chaos after a co-worker’s mysterious death.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
11 Nov. 2025
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Brands like Attersee and Sophie Bille Brahe have shops on an upper-level floor, while Adam Lippes’ uptown salon-style location occupies the main floor of a Georgian mansion on Fifth Avenue.—
Kathy Lee,
Footwear News,
11 Nov. 2025
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Maps are typically redrawn only once a decade after the census, and in California—as in several other Democratic strongholds—an independent commission oversees the process.—
Solcyré Burga,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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District 6 in south Charlotte was a rare Republican stronghold as the city and its leadership pushed increasingly to the left, but the margin separating Republicans from Democrats had dwindled.—
Nick Sullivan,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Nov. 2025
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The vacation spot, which is on the grounds of a 17th-century manor, is available for a minimum of two nights starting from £360, or about $470.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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The tragic death of the Sepulveda family patriarch calls his descendants back to Villa Sepulveda, a Spanish colonial manor in a coconut plantation; but a landslide traps the guests inside, transforming the funeral plans into a supernatural reckoning of sins.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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Others share the fear that a Trumpified Weiss is storming the citadel of objective journalism.—
Jon Allsop,
New Yorker,
6 Oct. 2025
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The rest of the population lived as farmers outside the city, taking refuge inside a city citadel only in times of conflict.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
29 Sep. 2025
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Originally built in the 1950s, Belmond acquired the hacienda-style hotel in 2007.—
Taylor McIntyre,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Nov. 2025
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The hacienda-style home is swathed in vines and surrounded by immaculate landscaping with native plants and blooming, vibrant flowers.—
Emma Reynolds,
Forbes,
14 Jan. 2025
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The exercise also featured swarms of first-person-view (FPV) suicide drones launching precision strikes against mock enemy fortifications.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Nov. 2025
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Like Gelamichael, the Ortiz family has constructed cement fortifications around the home for protection, the outlet reported.—
Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
5 Nov. 2025
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Protesters stormed the palace in July 2022, forcing Gotabaya Rajapaksa to flee.—
MUHIB RAHMAN,
Foreign Affairs,
12 Nov. 2025
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Her unfinished palace becomes a mirror to a culture that mistakes accumulation for meaning.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
10 Nov. 2025
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“Castle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/castle. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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