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bunker

noun

Definition of bunkernext
as in vault

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Recent Examples of bunker On March 1, while members of the unit holed up in a bunker amid air sirens, Cody's family said many survivors of the attack and other officers on the ground told them Cody advised Barnes that the unit should remain there, even amid periods of calm. — Jonah Kaplan, CBS News, 10 Sep. 2026 His tee shot rolled into a bunker and the shot hit the lip and came back into the sand. — ABC News, 10 Sep. 2026 Archambault and his advisers are moved to the bunker-like war room that gives the film its name. — Jessica Kiang, Variety, 9 Sep. 2026 Bardem plays an architect who takes on an ethically questionable project to build a survivalist bunker for a tech billionaire, in a move that will lead his wife of seventeen years (Cruz) to question their relationship. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bunker
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bunker
  1. vault
  2. foundation
Noun
  • The mayor said the suspect used a 9-mm pistol belonging to his father, a Department of Education employee, after breaking into a vault where the firearm had been stored and bringing it to school.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Behind a vault door is a hidden passage leading to a former speakeasy.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of vault
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  • Liu’s Met commission, with its disembodied hands, its severing and suturing of the organic and the mechanical, may be a metaphor for a civilization detached from its foundations and coming to its end.
    — Lavender Au, ARTnews.com, 21 Sep. 2026
  • The nation, of course, once ruled the ancient world and its past has contributed to the foundations of modern culture.
    — Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of foundation

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“Bunker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bunker. Accessed 23 Sep. 2026.

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