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as in fortress
a structure or place from which one can resist attack
the implacable attackers placed the castle under a prolonged siege
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as in mansion
a large impressive residence
the mining tycoon built a magnificent castle on the hill overlooking the town
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Recent Examples of castle
This vacation rental is the biggest villa in the castle, and can sleep up to seven guests; the property also includes several shared features, like a swimming pool, multiple terraces, and loggia.
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Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 5 Mar. 2026
But very quickly, the 27-year-old Alabama native, whose non-reality television profession is quite literally snake wrangling, had the entire castle endeared to him.
—Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 4 Mar. 2026
This break in tradition would make William the first monarch since medieval times to not live in a castle or a palace.
—Emma Banks, InStyle, 4 Mar. 2026
These include Baku, which has a very narrow section around the city’s castle.
—Luke Smith, New York Times, 4 Mar. 2026
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Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 5 Mar. 2026
But very quickly, the 27-year-old Alabama native, whose non-reality television profession is quite literally snake wrangling, had the entire castle endeared to him.
—Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 4 Mar. 2026
This break in tradition would make William the first monarch since medieval times to not live in a castle or a palace.
—Emma Banks, InStyle, 4 Mar. 2026
These include Baku, which has a very narrow section around the city’s castle.
—Luke Smith, New York Times, 4 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for castle
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Days are filled with swimming, snorkeling, birdwatching along the Florida Great Birding and Wildlife Trail, and exploring Fort Pickens, a 19th-century coastal fortress with panoramic views of the Gulf and bay.—
Carrie Honaker,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Mar. 2026
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Channel the Secret Garden storyline by adding the Peacock Alley Chloe percale set to your bedding fortress.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
4 Mar. 2026
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The pop star reportedly lives in a colonial-style mansion in the Beverly Hills Post Office neighborhood with her rapper partner ASAP Rocky.—
Terry Castleman,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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Two men were taken into custody after at least one of two devices was ignited during an anti-Islam demonstration led by conservative influencer Jake Lang and a counterprotest outside the mansion, which serves as a residence for New York City’s mayor.—
Tom Winter,
NBC news,
8 Mar. 2026
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Smith prevailed in the primary again in 2022 and easily won a second term in this Republican stronghold, where Democrats haven’t put up a serious general election fight in recent years.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
8 Mar. 2026
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In response, Israel has ordered some 300,000 residents of Hezbollah's stronghold in Beirut to flee, taking out building after building.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
8 Mar. 2026
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Our first glimpse of Tommy chained up, pleading to be let go, is through the eyes of a young Macedonian refugee, Katrina (Monika Frajczyk), being given a tour of the large countryside manor where she’s just been hired by Chris for twice-a-week housework.—
Robert Abele,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2026
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The hotel had announced its intention to reopen by March 5 back in February, days after a two-alarm fire blazed through the walls of a third-floor bathroom and attic space in the historic Alexander Agassiz manor, central to the resort.—
Savana Dunning,
The Providence Journal,
6 Mar. 2026
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Craig Proctor, the childhood friend who played Dungeons & Dragons with him, told me that Friedmann once showed him architectural floor plans for a citadel that Friedmann’s thief-rogue avatar would oversee.—
James Verini,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026
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Jeremy Blake released a trilogy of animations about San Jose’s Winchester Mystery House, the Victorian citadel built by a gun heiress to keep out the ghosts of those killed with her rifles.—
Rachel Wetzler,
Artforum,
1 Feb. 2026
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The hotel has 174 rooms and suites, all with plush furnishings and impressive, hacienda-style architecture.—
Cu Fleshman,
Travel + Leisure,
23 Feb. 2026
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Renovations over the last several years have given rooms and suites a more modern design feel, with color palettes that highlight desert hues—all accommodations feature large sliding glass doors to patios or balconies for enjoying views of the expansive, hacienda-style grounds.—
Asonta Benetti,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Jan. 2026
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While fortified nutritional yeast provides B12 and is a good addition to a vegetarian diet, fortification levels vary widely across brands.—
Stephanie Brown,
Verywell Health,
4 Mar. 2026
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the deadly strike was caused by an Iranian weapon that made it through both air defenses and the operations center's fortifications.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
3 Mar. 2026
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Air power cannot overthrow a government, some say, which is on one level true—a fighter jet cannot take the keys to the presidential palace, after all—and on another level, obviously false.—
Eliot A. Cohen,
The Atlantic,
6 Mar. 2026
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And there’s some real palace intrigue around collapsing BYU.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Castle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/castle. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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