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Recent Examples of cantonment
The installation was locked down less than 10 minutes after the shooting was reported, and officials lifted the lockdown of the main cantonment area at 12:10 p.m.
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Alexandra Koch , Liz Friden, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2025
The school bus was transporting students from various areas to a military-run school in a high-security cantonment, according to officials.
—Zia Ur-Rehman, New York Times, 21 May 2025
In the military cantonment, a formidable army stood at the ready, awaiting its lords’ commands.
—Salman Rushdie, The New Yorker, 5 Dec. 2022
A day earlier, Iraqi troops began turning up in quantity at the huge British cantonment at Basra Airport.
—Simon Akam, The Atlantic, 20 Feb. 2021
Areas like cantonment, Clement town and Raipur are not shown as Dehradun population even though the city bears their population pressure.
—Hridayesh Joshi, Quartz India, 4 Feb. 2020
Tibet, like Xinjiang province to its north, is a cantonment of the People’s Republic.
—Matthew Continetti, National Review, 24 Aug. 2019
But his no-nonsense, hands-on training regimen transformed the Continental Army into a skilled fighting force that humbled the British when the Americans emerged from their winter cantonment with the decisive triumph at Monmouth.
—Peter Cozzens, WSJ, 21 Dec. 2018
Machar's troops are expected to go to cantonment sites for training to be unified with the government army.
—Sam Mednick, Fox News, 9 Aug. 2018
Alexandra Koch , Liz Friden, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2025
The school bus was transporting students from various areas to a military-run school in a high-security cantonment, according to officials.
—Zia Ur-Rehman, New York Times, 21 May 2025
In the military cantonment, a formidable army stood at the ready, awaiting its lords’ commands.
—Salman Rushdie, The New Yorker, 5 Dec. 2022
A day earlier, Iraqi troops began turning up in quantity at the huge British cantonment at Basra Airport.
—Simon Akam, The Atlantic, 20 Feb. 2021
Areas like cantonment, Clement town and Raipur are not shown as Dehradun population even though the city bears their population pressure.
—Hridayesh Joshi, Quartz India, 4 Feb. 2020
Tibet, like Xinjiang province to its north, is a cantonment of the People’s Republic.
—Matthew Continetti, National Review, 24 Aug. 2019
But his no-nonsense, hands-on training regimen transformed the Continental Army into a skilled fighting force that humbled the British when the Americans emerged from their winter cantonment with the decisive triumph at Monmouth.
—Peter Cozzens, WSJ, 21 Dec. 2018
Machar's troops are expected to go to cantonment sites for training to be unified with the government army.
—Sam Mednick, Fox News, 9 Aug. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cantonment
Noun
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When Columbus instructed settlers to build forts in large towns, Taínos attacked the settlers in large numbers.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Oct. 2025
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Kids can build forts, ramps, different types of seating and more.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Brooke devised the novel during her tenure as the expatriate wife of a chaplain stationed at a British garrison in Quebec.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
18 Oct. 2025
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As in Boston, soldiers on garrison duty continued to drink, gamble, and fight.—
Time,
Time,
9 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The nearly 12,000-square-foot contemporary Mediterranean abode was designed by megamansion architect Richard Landry, boasting six bedrooms, nine bathrooms, a theater, a game room, a study, and an elevator.—
Katie Schultz,
Architectural Digest,
24 Oct. 2025
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During the season 7 premiere of Hulu’s The Kardashians, the Kardashian-Jenner family matriarch, 69, and her daughters reflect on the Los Angeles abode that served as the backdrop for many memorable moments on their original reality series, Keeping Up with the Kardashians.—
Natalia Senanayake,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Grander residences are also available to rent; a few of the 10 are owned by boldface names like Donna Karan.—
Jacqui Gifford,
Travel + Leisure,
31 Oct. 2025
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His ex-wife, Sarah Ferguson, will have to find her own residence.—
Marni Rose McFall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Fort Funston is a former military installation overlooking the Pacific Ocean in San Francisco.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
2 Nov. 2025
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The exhibition will unfold with an introductory sound installation leading into a hallway that introduces six galleries with themes of gothic, psychological, science, slasher, religion and ghosts.—
Pat Saperstein,
Variety,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The billets will be marketed under the RevivAL brand name, a nod to the fact the aluminum came from 250 recyclers.—
Star Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
14 July 2025
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But to have that front end dialed in just as perfectly, there's a pair of custom triple clamps CNC-machined out of billet aluminum by S&P.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
2 July 2025
Noun
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The pension, Antúnez’s home, is like a kind of casa de vecino, a traditional Sevillian community dwelling which is now disappearing.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
31 Oct. 2025
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The dwelling’s entrance opens into a spacious foyer set up as a study, furnished with a stately wooden desk and a leather armchair.—
Katie Schultz,
Architectural Digest,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Enjoy the benefits with a friend in this roomy two-person domicile.—
Chris Haslam Jeremy White,
Wired News,
1 Oct. 2025
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Inside, there are no pictures on the walls and the domicile’s only personality is supplied by a large German shepherd patrolling the backyard.—
Jeff John Roberts,
Fortune,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Cantonment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cantonment. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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