as in protects
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 ramparts
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as in buttresses
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as in embankments
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bulwarks
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Finally, the Moisture Shield seals in the deep hydration and protects against environmental aggressors.—
Angelina Villa-Clarke,
Forbes,
11 Dec. 2024 -
An expensive proposition Experts say the UnitedHealthcare killing made clear that the security blanket that protects many top CEOs should be extended to their lieutenants.—
Matt Egan,
CNN,
11 Dec. 2024
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After the game, Willard defends his comments questioning Maryland’s name, image and likeness funds compared with those of other Big Ten counterparts.—
C.J. Doon,
Baltimore Sun,
27 Mar. 2025
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Platt defends his record Platt was not present.—
Mike Hendricks,
Kansas City Star,
27 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Cushman is also involved with several charitable foundations and believes those groups should consider devoting more resources to homelessness.—
Blake Nelson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Apr. 2025
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This is especially true with Venus going direct in Pisces, highlighting your fourth house of home, family and emotional foundations.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
12 Apr. 2025
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The chip’s hybrid design—photonic cores working alongside traditional electronic control and memory systems—means it can be programmed using standard machine learning frameworks like PyTorch and TensorFlow.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Apr. 2025
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The meeting in Thune’s office came after days of hard-line House lawmakers hammering away at the Senate’s budget resolution, which was meant to be a compromise between the contrasting frameworks each chamber adopted earlier this year.—
Mychael Schnell,
The Hill,
9 Apr. 2025
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The discovery highlights the region’s strategic military importance during Egypt’s New Kingdom, where fortresses and strongholds were built to defend the eastern borders.—
Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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While the region is equipped with a wealth of centuries-old fortresses and landmarks, one of the most popular destinations is its seaside marina, an idyllic strip that’s loaded with drinking and dining destinations.—
Jared Ranahan,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Advertisement High, strong breaking waves 30 to 40 feet high were expected to hit the shores of the area Monday, according to the National Weather Service.—
Salvador Hernandez,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Dec. 2024
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After arriving in the capital, Whitehorse, begin your adventure with a visit to a remote lodge on the shores of Tagish Lake.—
Marc Telio,
Travel + Leisure,
23 Dec. 2024
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The short-term outlook remains robust, as tech giants such as Google and Microsoft are increasing capital expenditures for 2025 to expand their AI cloud infrastructures.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
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These infrastructures generate large volumes of data that IT teams don’t have the time or bandwidth to manage and monitor.—
Gary Drenik,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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Hezbollah’s role as chief deterrent to Israel for Iran, however, now seems to feature little in Israeli calculations, after continued pummeling of Hezbollah strongholds in Lebanon.—
Scott Peterson,
The Christian Science Monitor,
11 Dec. 2024
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The fall of Homs gave insurgents control over Syria's strategic heartland and key highway crossroads, severing Damascus from Assad's coastal strongholds of Latakia and Tartus, home to Russian military bases.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
Newsweek,
8 Dec. 2024
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“Bulwarks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bulwarks. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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