as in stronghold
a structure or place from which one can resist attack
the rebel army retreated to its bastion in the mountains to regroup
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Recent Examples of bastion
The 1962 treaty that ended the Algerian War, 132 years of French colonial rule, and the last bastion of European settler-colonialism in North Africa contained an agreement to let France continue with underground testing until 1968.
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Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 2 June 2025
Institutions have often viewed themselves as bastions of free speech and pioneering research, with leaders warning that government overreach is putting this at risk.
—Dan Gooding
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 May 2025
Prosthetic makeup effects have become a last stand, a bastion of the old ways.
—Joshua Rothkopf, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2025
Douglas County is trying to do something no other Colorado county has done in nearly 50 years — adopt home-rule authority that would give the conservative bastion south of Denver more autonomy and powers of self-governance.
—John Aguilar, Denver Post, 8 June 2025
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Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 2 June 2025
Institutions have often viewed themselves as bastions of free speech and pioneering research, with leaders warning that government overreach is putting this at risk.
—Dan Gooding
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 May 2025
Prosthetic makeup effects have become a last stand, a bastion of the old ways.
—Joshua Rothkopf, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2025
Douglas County is trying to do something no other Colorado county has done in nearly 50 years — adopt home-rule authority that would give the conservative bastion south of Denver more autonomy and powers of self-governance.
—John Aguilar, Denver Post, 8 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bastion
Noun
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Once a royal residence turned military stronghold, its subterranean spaces include powder magazines and storerooms that played a vital role in its defense, illustrating medieval fortification architecture.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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The company has also been a Tennessee stronghold on the Fortune 500 for over a decade.—
Hadley Hitson,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
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Since its launch, the CUDA ecosystem has created an impenetrable fortress of developer lock-in that competitors have failed to breach despite years of effort.—
Steven Wolfe Pereira,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
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City Hall, Albany—these have been fortresses of political entrenchment for a century.—
Benjamin Wallace-Wells,
New Yorker,
25 June 2025
Noun
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Peru’s most famous archaeological site is Machu Picchu, the ancient Inca citadel built in the Andes Mountains in the 15th century.—
Ellen Wexler,
Smithsonian Magazine,
2 July 2025
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Castillo San Felipe del Morro, Puerto Rico Guarding the entrance to San Juan Bay, this 16th-century Spanish citadel is one of the most impressive structures in the Caribbean.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
10 June 2025
Noun
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Union and Confederate sympathizers skirmished in the Hill Country, but no fortifications were built around the city until federal troops threatened distantly from Galveston, the Red River and the Rio Grande Valley.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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But success is by no means assured, given Iran’s substantial investment in defensive fortifications, its commitment to the program, its redundant systems, and the intrinsic difficulty of Israel’s task.—
Richard Nephew,
Foreign Affairs,
14 June 2025
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Princess Kate and Prince William chatted with their fellow coach riders through the streets of Windsor, heading to the castle in grand fashion.—
Stephanie Petit,
People.com,
8 July 2025
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There's a medieval castle and monasteries, plus Victorian mansions and gardens.—
Andrea Bussell,
Travel + Leisure,
7 July 2025
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“Bastion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bastion. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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