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
Bored Lord and AceMo, longtime bastions of their respective coastal scenes, offer up two rumbling club heaters.
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Benny Sun,
Pitchfork,
17 June 2026
But this weekend was a compelling pitch not just for yacht culture, but for Loro Piana as one of the last bastions of luxury apparel.
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José Criales-Unzueta,
Vanity Fair,
17 June 2026
These residential areas that, in the United States, grew significantly after World War II have been heralded as the embodiment of the American Dream as well as criticized as soulless bastions of homogeneity.
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Encyclopedia Britannica,
9 June 2026
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Big Think,
27 Mar. 2026
Benny Sun,
Pitchfork,
17 June 2026
But this weekend was a compelling pitch not just for yacht culture, but for Loro Piana as one of the last bastions of luxury apparel.
—
José Criales-Unzueta,
Vanity Fair,
17 June 2026
These residential areas that, in the United States, grew significantly after World War II have been heralded as the embodiment of the American Dream as well as criticized as soulless bastions of homogeneity.
—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
9 June 2026
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bastions
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More than 140 polling stations were closed on voting day in the country’s two most-populous regions, Amhara and Oromo — both opposition strongholds — over safety concerns sparked by armed groups fighting the government.
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As a result, Democrats make inroads even on longtime local Republican strongholds.
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Some, like France's Maginot Line, became border fortresses stretching for miles, while German coastal defenses sat on the cliffs of Normandy, requiring the Allies to take out with sea bombardments and direct infantry assaults.
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The trailers show that Eternia was once a vibrant alien-like world with multi-colored forests, massive mountains and fortresses with towering faces carved into their entrances.
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By the Second World War, pillboxes had become standard defense fortifications.
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Cannons and fortifications are also on the grounds.
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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.
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The story is a bit murkier than Manichaean talk of stormers and citadels.
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The plan also urges African countries to preserve former slave forts and castles as memorial sites.
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Nolan and the cinematographer Hoyte van Hoytema, wielding heavy IMAX cameras, shot their picture across the Mediterranean and beyond, in caves, castles, beaches, black-sand wastes, and open water.
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The plan also urges African countries to preserve former slave forts and castles as memorial sites.
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Old San Juan’s blue‑cobblestone streets wind past 16th‑century forts, sherbet‑colored rowhouses and plazas.
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“Bastions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bastions. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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