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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
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Those actions included one of the most audacious early successes of the war at the first Battle of Fort Ticonderoga in upstate New York, where Continentals managed to capture the British fort and its cannons, which then were used to force the British to evacuate occupied Boston.—
Chris Dovi,
USA Today,
11 Nov. 2025
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Located in the heart of Old Delhi, the fort is located just a few kilometers from the Parliament of India.—
Esha Mitra,
CNN Money,
10 Nov. 2025
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To garrison those vulnerable treasure houses, Britain had to reassign regiments from tours of duty in North America and abandon Philadelphia, the biggest prize the redcoats had taken so far.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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But the attacks continue, extending fuel shortages to large swathes of central and southern Mali and isolating garrisons of government forces.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
2 Nov. 2025
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So when the siblings decided to go in on a funky cabin in upstate New York’s Sullivan County—the former abode of postwar artist and textile designer Anthony Ballatore—it was assumed there would be creative sweat equity involved.—
Elizabeth Kiefer,
Architectural Digest,
6 Nov. 2025
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The main level of the three-story abode includes the formal living and dining rooms, framed by walls of glass and wide-plank white-oak floors.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
6 Nov. 2025
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Espinal-Cantareo was involved in at least three armed home invasions at residences in Irving, Cedar Hill and Frisco, investigators said.—
Landon Mion , Brooke Taylor,
FOXNews.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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These colorful, geometric paintings are similar to murals, but instead of adorning urban buildings, the blocks are more of a rural sighting, typically taking residence on barns and sheds.—
Jennifer Prince,
Southern Living,
7 Nov. 2025
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Former warehouses house experimental galleries and interactive installations, while street art and local pop-ups provide endless backdrops for your Instagram photos.—
Staff Author,
Southern Living,
9 Nov. 2025
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The study highlights that alpine solar installations can deliver strong winter power output thanks to sunlight reflected by snow.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Nov. 2025
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Back then, our shop was filled with machinists cutting billets of aluminum on CNC and milling machines, slowly carving CAD drawings into finished parts.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
27 Oct. 2025
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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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The project proposes that San Diego vacate a section of Soledad Avenue that was originally intended for street purposes and allow the lot to be developed with the new two-story house, a 1,205-square-foot basement and an attached 780-square-foot two-story accessory dwelling unit.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Nov. 2025
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Like all Sierra Towers units, the dwelling comes with a fleet of amenities, including 24/7 security, valet parking, a fitness center, an outdoor swimming pool, and a steam room.—
Katie Schultz,
Architectural Digest,
7 Nov. 2025
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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 18 Nov. 2025.
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