as in fortress
a structure or place from which one can resist attack
a massive stone citadel continues to command the city of Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Recent Examples of citadel
Castillo San Felipe del Morro, Puerto Rico Guarding the entrance to San Juan Bay, this 16th-century Spanish citadel is one of the most impressive structures in the Caribbean.
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Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 10 June 2025
Originally built as a Byzantine citadel, it was reworked into its present Gothic form by the crusading Knights of St John when Rhodes served as the headquarters of their grand master.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 10 June 2025
Prague Castle, Czech Republic Prague’s imposing citadel is also one of the few castles anywhere in the world that still boasts real political power — the official residence of the president of the Czech Republic.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 10 June 2025
There was a powerful reason in the late 1950s to design an arts citadel like a Renaissance piazza on one side and a grim fortress on the other: prejudice.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 30 May 2025
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Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 10 June 2025
Originally built as a Byzantine citadel, it was reworked into its present Gothic form by the crusading Knights of St John when Rhodes served as the headquarters of their grand master.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 10 June 2025
Prague Castle, Czech Republic Prague’s imposing citadel is also one of the few castles anywhere in the world that still boasts real political power — the official residence of the president of the Czech Republic.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 10 June 2025
There was a powerful reason in the late 1950s to design an arts citadel like a Renaissance piazza on one side and a grim fortress on the other: prejudice.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 30 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for citadel
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In real life, the high-tech Utah fortress from the streaming film Mountainhead is available as a $60,000-a-night rental in Utah, and Yellowstone’s iconic Montana ranch lets guests live out their Western drama fantasies.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
13 Aug. 2025
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The new Carnage maze coming to Magic Mountain this Halloween season will take visitors inside a fortress ruled by a villainous clown named Carnage.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
11 Aug. 2025
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Meanwhile, Republican strongholds such as Ohio, Indiana, Florida and Missouri are seen as having greater potential to expand their representation through redistricting.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Aug. 2025
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Events and rallies are also scheduled in dozens of other states, both in Democratic strongholds and Republican-majority states.—
Zoe Sottile,
CNN Money,
16 Aug. 2025
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Fetterman's approval in the Democratic bastion of Philadelphia is underwater, with 43 percent approving and 48 percent disapproving of him, according to Lee.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 June 2025
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Connecticut has been a bastion of punk rock since the punk movement first began in the 1970s.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
27 July 2025
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This would force Ukraine to built fortifications to be built along the Kharkiv and Dnipropetrovsk border areas, the terrain of which is poorly suited to act as a defensive line, the ISW said.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Aug. 2025
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Since 2021, a team led by Jonathan Burns, an archaeologist at Juniata College, has been working with students and veterans on private land a few miles from Fort Ligonier, a military fortification built during the French and Indian War, to uncover physical evidence of the battle.—
Aurora Martínez,
Smithsonian Magazine,
18 July 2025
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Meanwhile, ancient castles rise from misty riverbanks—like Trim and Kilkenny—as woolly sheep graze across emerald pastures.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Thank you to everyone who visited the castle and estate during the 2025 summer season.—
Meredith Kile,
People.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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Shots rang out at Fort Stewart at 10:56 a.m., according to the fort’s Facebook page, with medical personnel dispatched to treat the wounded at 11:09 a.m. An unidentified soldier posted a video on TikTok showing a group of uniformed soldiers running towards a door during lockdown.—
Dakin Andone,
CNN Money,
6 Aug. 2025
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By the time the Army withdrew, settlers had created a small community around the fort, raising cattle and growing citrus.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 July 2025
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“Citadel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/citadel. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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