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verb

Definition of bulwarknext
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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bulwark

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noun

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as in rampart

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as in support

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as in embankment

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Recent Examples of bulwark
Verb
The Lost Cause was fortified by presidential power and bulwarked for a century by Jim Crow. — Horace D. Ballard, Artforum, 22 Apr. 2026 Providing one of the emotional high points at Locarno’s Spanish Previews, the production has been bulwarked recently by a pre-sale to national pubcaster RTVE and an ICAA Spanish film agency grant. — John Hopewell, Variety, 25 Nov. 2025
Noun
In casting a figure who could embody an industry, a medium, a bulwark against unworthy encroachers and invaders, Michael Patrick King and Lisa Kudrow brought in Burrows as the most believable person possible. — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 19 June 2026 Chip smuggling or diversion could eliminate the bottleneck, which many experts say is a critical national security bulwark. — Jared Perlo, NBC news, 18 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for bulwark
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bulwark
  1. protect
  2. rampart
  3. support
  4. embankment
  5. defend
  6. bastion
  7. framework
  8. safeguard
Verb
  • As the Green Lantern, Hal has the power to create material items through his ring, and acts as an intergalactic space officer protecting humanity from extraterrestrial threats.
    — Matt Minton, Variety, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Meta has introduced a slew of new features in recent years designed to protect minors.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of protect
Noun
  • There’s fighting in the streets, along the ramparts, hot oil poured on men climbing ladders.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • With Silverwing airborne, Ormund joins the fight on the ramparts, where Roddy hangs on for the chance to kill him.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of rampart
Noun
  • Others are just as deliberate about avoiding the front lines, gravitating toward technical or support specialties where the likelihood of direct combat is lower, but translating those skills to a civilian job may be smoother.
    — Steven Beynon, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Jiang’s era saw China’s economy charge ahead and open up to the world, culminating with the country joining the World Trade Organization – with US support – in 2001.
    — Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of support
Noun
  • The highway patrol’s video snippet ended with the man still holding the blades and ambling down an embankment to the highway while an officer pointed a gun at him.
    — Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Lemmon attempted to abort the takeoff, but the plane barreled through a fence and crossed a five-lane highway before finally coming to a halt on an embankment.
    — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of embankment
Verb
  • Skubal also issued two walks and hit a batter with a pitch in just his second career appearance at Dodger Stadium, taking the mound nine days after the defending champions acquired him from Detroit in the biggest trade of the deadline.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Asked about those changes and the growing scrutiny of the UFW's legacy, Huerta defended the organization's historic work on behalf of farmworkers while acknowledging the controversy surrounding Chavez.
    — Darrielle Fair, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of defend
Noun
  • President Emmanuel Macron and others who regard Europe as the last bastion of liberal Western values?
    — Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Choose a walk through the chalky Chiltern Hills, or make the 30-minute drive to Windsor Castle; a bastion of British royalty, it was founded in the 11th century and is the oldest inhabited castle in the world.
    — Katie Silcox, Vogue, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of bastion
Noun
  • The framework for a deal was consummated in a matter of days, Iger said, although the sale agreed upon Wednesday needs to be approved by the NBA Board of Governors.
    — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026
  • The framework includes guidelines allowing residential construction on property owned by public institutions, churches and nonprofits.
    — Ryan Macasero, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of framework
Verb
  • Despite this multi-layered surveillance system, Tuesday’s massive influx overwhelmed the filtration hardware, forcing operators to bring the reactors offline once again to safeguard the facilities.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Only when these three defenses fail does asset protection planning become relevant, safeguarding assets as a last resort.
    — Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of safeguard

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