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battlefront

noun

Definition of battlefront

as in stronghold

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Recent Examples of battlefront News from the battlefront was relayed via horseback, steamboat, and telegraph lines to American cities by reporters such as George Wilkins Kendall of the New Orleans Picayune or Jane McManus Storms Cazneau of the New York Sun. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 20 Apr. 2026 That decision was made by Tehran in an attempt to turn Lebanon into another battlefront. — Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 9 Apr. 2026 Those proceedings are one of three battlefronts in a steadily escalating legal war targeting core parts of the representation business. — Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 8 Apr. 2026 The homefront became an essential battlefront. — Gil Troy, New York Daily News, 29 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for battlefront

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Democrats head into the final stretch encouraged by surging turnout in many of their strongholds.

— Greg Bluestein, AJC.com, 28 Oct. 2026
The two districts have been strongholds for the GOP for decades, but this election could upend historic norms.

— Shaun Boyd, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of stronghold

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According to the brand, these mushrooms were actually found growing in the cellar of the nearby Wilhelmsburg fortress, so the team decided to use them to add some umami flavor to the gin.

— Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 21 Oct. 2026
The Roman city of Cologne and a legionary fortress in Bonn were also nearby — raising the possibility of a military connection.

— Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of fortress

Noun

Much of Latin America’s film industry, looking to Brazil for co-production partnerships and as a bastion of democracy, will share Lula’s supporters’ jubilation and a sense of relief.

— Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 26 Oct. 2026
East Potomac Park and Hains Point have long served as a bastion of serenity in the nation’s capital.

— Sophia Solano, Washington Post, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of bastion

Noun

The crash, which occurred in a flat stretch surrounded by olive fields in between the towns of Urda and Los Yébenes, left carriages shredded into bits of metal and other material, scattering debris down a gravel slope.

— JOSEPH WILSON, Arkansas Online, 29 Oct. 2026
Understanding these effects could help identify the physical limits of controlling electrons with rapidly oscillating light fields.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026

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