Thesaurus results for BASTIONS

bastions

noun

plural of bastion

as in strongholds

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 bastions Beyond the limestone façade, seven-and-a-half acres of historic gardens unfold within the city’s bastions, home to yoga classes in the summer. —

William Jones, USA Today, 18 May 2026 Climb the 900-odd steps (or cop out in a car) for a walk through its eight baroque bastions and some breathtaking views. —

Helen Brown, TheWeek, 30 Apr. 2026 The surge in costs reflects a major shift for Chicago, known as one of the last bastions of big-city affordability. —

Bloomberg, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026 Israeli officials further compounded those fears Wednesday, with Avichay Adraee, Israel’s Arabic-language spokesman, accusing Hezbollah of moving beyond its traditional bastions of support in the southern suburbs of the capital and embedding itself in north Beirut and mixed neighborhoods. —

Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026 Military engineers resorted to building lower, thicker ramparts, backed by earth, and sought to eliminate blind spots by building angular bastions — the aforementioned extrusions. —

Big Think, 27 Mar. 2026 The first round brought mixed results for the party, which got re-elected in several cities but failed to make major wins beyond its southern and northern bastions. —

Reuters, NBC news, 22 Mar. 2026 For its part, the M2 is seen by many as one of the last bastions of the M division’s original ethos. —

Bradley Iger, Robb Report, 18 Mar. 2026 City types of a certain age have been dismayed at the loss of one of the Square Mile’s bastions. —

Ian King, CNBC, 18 Feb. 2026

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Boston, the lone plaintiff in the lawsuit, asserted that the measure violates the state and federal constitutions and targets Democratic strongholds under the guise of taking politics out of those elections.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 June 2026
In fact, the tax relief in the governor’s proposal would still benefit wealthy homeowners, and DeSantis has touted Florida as a safe haven for billionaires disillusioned with liberal strongholds like California and New York.

— Garrett Shanley, Miami Herald, 3 June 2026