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
In that world, he’s been written off as old, washed, and a bastion of a game that’s passed him by.
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Sam Blum, New York Times, 15 May 2026
Long before drop-top Corvettes breezed through town, Albuquerque was a bastion of Spanish colonial and Native America cultures, a heritage that endures at 18th-century San Felipe de Neri Church in Old Town and the National Hispanic Cultural Center.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 8 May 2026
In 2026, reality television is the last bastion of must-see weekly entertainment.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 4 May 2026
In a world where everything is increasingly digital and passive, karaoke remains a bastion of truly active, IRL cultural experience.
—Jesse Kirshbaum, SPIN, 1 May 2026
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Sam Blum, New York Times, 15 May 2026
Long before drop-top Corvettes breezed through town, Albuquerque was a bastion of Spanish colonial and Native America cultures, a heritage that endures at 18th-century San Felipe de Neri Church in Old Town and the National Hispanic Cultural Center.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 8 May 2026
In 2026, reality television is the last bastion of must-see weekly entertainment.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 4 May 2026
In a world where everything is increasingly digital and passive, karaoke remains a bastion of truly active, IRL cultural experience.
—Jesse Kirshbaum, SPIN, 1 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for bastion
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bastion
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Iowa voters head to the polls Tuesday for primary elections that have become one of Democrats’ key focuses in their bid to claw back power in a state that once helped launch former President Barack Obama to the White House but has since become a Republican stronghold.—
Claire Carter,
The Washington Examiner,
31 May 2026
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This remarkably intact 19th-century stronghold saw use during the Civil War and the Spanish-American War.—
Taryn Shorr-Mckee,
Travel + Leisure,
31 May 2026
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Behind the digital fortress of the apps, men have taken to upselling themselves to increase their odds of an in-person date, a development that prospective matches are none too thrilled with.—
Brady Brickner-Wood,
New Yorker,
4 June 2026
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The teller’s arm swept around the long-hut, the circular walls of the fortress that enclosed them in its embrace.—
Maggie O’Farrell,
Literary Hub,
2 June 2026
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One of the oldest citadels in the Middle East, Jerash has seen an unbroken chain of human occupation since the Bronze Age.—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
3 June 2026
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Paton, 52, was in Peru with his wife to hike the Inca Trail, a popular route that ends at Machu Picchu, a citadel built by the Incas in the 15th century.—
Sam Peters,
CNN Money,
22 May 2026
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With the growing threat has come greater fortification—so much so that the White House complex can be thought of as the new Green Zone.—
Matt Viser,
The Atlantic,
1 June 2026
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Built as a Crusader castle around the 12th century on top of previous fortifications, it has also been used by Saladin’s Jerusalem army, Mamluks, Ottomans, the French and the Palestine Liberation Organization.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
31 May 2026
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Israeli troops have been advancing for days in villages close to Beaufort castle.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
31 May 2026
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Israeli forces seized a 12th-century Crusader castle in southern Lebanon, as Israel intensifies its farthest incursion into the country in 26 years, despite a nominal ceasefire.—
Brendan Ruberry,
semafor.com,
31 May 2026
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“Bastion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bastion. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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