Thesaurus results for CITADEL

citadel

noun

ˈsi-tə-dᵊl

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 The sprawling citadel — complete with towers, walls and barracks — was discovered at the Tel el-Kharouba archaeological site in the Sinai Peninsula, according to an Oct. 11 news release from the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities. —

Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2025 Lima, Peru Reuters — At least 900 tourists were stranded near Peru’s ancient Inca citadel of Machu Picchu on Tuesday, the country’s tourism minister said, after a passenger train service was suspended due to a protest. —

CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2025 Climb the fortress trail to San Giovanni—a crumbling hilltop citadel that once guarded the city from Ottoman sieges—where the vistas stretch like a myth across fjord-like waters. —

Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025 Archaeologists have identified citadels and temple sites all along Vietnam's coast and throughout the mountains of Laos and Cambodia. —

Michelle Jana Chan, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Feb. 2023 See All Example Sentences for citadel

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Noun

Contempt proceedings, sanctions, compelled disclosures and reputational damage are powerful tools that operate independently of the trust’s legal fortress.

— Ascend Agency, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2026
As the current wave of attacks on immigrant and trans life and identity continues, this novel is like a portable fortress of dreams.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Mar. 2026