as in to protect
to drive danger or attack away from
vowed to use any means necessary to bulwark the country against attack
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as in rampart
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as in support
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Recent Examples of bulwark
Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 7 July 2025
In theory, the power is intended to be a final bulwark against injustice or overly harsh punishment.
—Brett Kelman, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Michael Wahid Hanna, Foreign Affairs, 14 Feb. 2019
Topics include safeguarding city dwellers from extreme heat and bulwarking coastal towns against rising seas.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2024
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Verb
Moderates, or at least traditionalists like John Thune, have been the bulwark against efforts to pack the Supreme Court, ignore the Senate parliamentarian, or change the filibuster.
—Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 7 July 2025
In theory, the power is intended to be a final bulwark against injustice or overly harsh punishment.
—Brett Kelman, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Noun
This makes Iraq a weak but vital ally and bulwark against Iranian influence.
—Michael Wahid Hanna, Foreign Affairs, 14 Feb. 2019
Topics include safeguarding city dwellers from extreme heat and bulwarking coastal towns against rising seas.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bulwark
Verb
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The archipelago, protected as a national park, hums with quiet life—salt flats blush rose in the heat, and mangroves cradle herons in leafy stillness.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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The original bronze statue—the first in the world—was erected in 1980 at the same location but was moved indoors in 1996 to the downtown Memphis Tennessee State Welcome Center to protect it from the elements and over-adoring fans.—
Korrin Bishop,
Southern Living,
7 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Viral footage of an interaction between the couple surfaced on Friday night, when Clark approach McCaffery in the ramparts of Gainbridge Field House.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
19 July 2025
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The Little Red Book turned into a shiny Mastercard and the stone ramparts of the Great Wall into stacks of money.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
16 July 2025
Noun
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The states argue the administration can’t threaten to withhold the more than $1 billion in federal grants from a program created in 1984 to bolster support for crime victims.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
19 Aug. 2025
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President Donald Trump had just spent several hours in meetings with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and seven other leaders from Europe who had come along in a frantic effort to shore up U.S. support for the Ukrainian position.—
Simon Shuster,
Time,
19 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Two people were killed in a rollover crash Sunday after being ejected from their vehicle that hit an embankment south of Placerville, according to the California Highway Patrol.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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At least one person was seriously injured when a vehicle left Interstate 91 in Windsor late Tuesday and went down an embankment.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
16 July 2025
Verb
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The case could determine the future of Brazil’s domestic politics and foreign relations: Critics of Bolsonaro — who is accused of having plotted to kill his successor — say his conviction is necessary to defend democracy in Latin America’s biggest nation.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Atkins defended developers of self-custody wallets and DeFi applications, stating that they shouldn't be held liable for how users utilize their software, comparing it to holding car manufacturers responsible for traffic accidents.—
Lawrence Wintermeyer,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Fetterman's approval in the Democratic bastion of Philadelphia is underwater, with 43 percent approving and 48 percent disapproving of him, according to Lee.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 June 2025
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Connecticut has been a bastion of punk rock since the punk movement first began in the 1970s.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
27 July 2025
Verb
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By making a thoughtful and informed choice, grantors can safeguard the trust’s purpose and promote harmony among beneficiaries.—
Royce Ramey,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Child and pet welfare: Never forget to safeguard young children and pets by not leaving them unattended in vehicles, especially during scorching weather when car interiors can become life-threateningly hot.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
5 Aug. 2025
Noun
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In real life, the high-tech Utah fortress from the streaming film Mountainhead is available as a $60,000-a-night rental in Utah, and Yellowstone’s iconic Montana ranch lets guests live out their Western drama fantasies.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
13 Aug. 2025
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The new Carnage maze coming to Magic Mountain this Halloween season will take visitors inside a fortress ruled by a villainous clown named Carnage.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
11 Aug. 2025
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“Bulwark.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bulwark. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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