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Recent Examples of embattlement
After a long career of constant crisis, of triumph and embattlement, Lula looks his age.
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Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 23 Jan. 2023
For disparate Germans to come together required a common sense of embattlement.
—Washington Post, 7 Jan. 2022
Accurate reporting and erroneous articles alike bred a deep sense of embattlement in Palo Alto.
—Ben Smith, New York Times, 31 Oct. 2021
Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky and the Civil War Battery Hooper, a hillside cannon embattlement, was part of a ring of defenses set up across Northern Kentucky.
—Chris Mayhew, The Enquirer, 13 Sep. 2021
The physicality of conflict may be out of sight, but the tension of living in a constant state of embattlement is palpable.
—Danielle Avram, Dallas News, 28 Jan. 2021
But his embattlement also colors the regular work of electioneering, which always involves upbeat rallies and hopeful promises.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 30 Oct. 2020
Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 23 Jan. 2023
For disparate Germans to come together required a common sense of embattlement.
—Washington Post, 7 Jan. 2022
Accurate reporting and erroneous articles alike bred a deep sense of embattlement in Palo Alto.
—Ben Smith, New York Times, 31 Oct. 2021
Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky and the Civil War Battery Hooper, a hillside cannon embattlement, was part of a ring of defenses set up across Northern Kentucky.
—Chris Mayhew, The Enquirer, 13 Sep. 2021
The physicality of conflict may be out of sight, but the tension of living in a constant state of embattlement is palpable.
—Danielle Avram, Dallas News, 28 Jan. 2021
But his embattlement also colors the regular work of electioneering, which always involves upbeat rallies and hopeful promises.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 30 Oct. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for embattlement
Noun
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Meanwhile, Desmond Castle stands watch beyond the village park—its stone battlements and arrow slits recalling Norman skirmishes and feudal lords.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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As part of that, some of its defensive features like towers and battlements were removed.—
Katie Nadworny,
Travel + Leisure,
22 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Military engineers resorted to building lower, thicker ramparts, backed by earth, and sought to eliminate blind spots by building angular bastions — the aforementioned extrusions.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
27 Mar. 2026
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In this sense, Welles’s songs are far better suited to social media than to the stage, to say nothing of the ramparts.—
Mitch Therieau,
New Yorker,
7 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Murad Bakhsh, who served as Aurangzeb’s ally in his campaign against Dara Shikoh, was arrested and confined in the fortress of Gwalior.—
Tamanna Nangia,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
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Visit clothing boutiques like Muses Corfu for something locally made, take a tour through the fortress, and stop in at Coconela for an artisanal coffee.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Milling, paving, parapet and bridge deck repairs start on April 1.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
1 Apr. 2026
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Adding two levels of parking to the existing Anderson Parking Facility at Cretin and Grand would violate the CUP, which limits maximum building heights to 40 feet to the tallest point, including parapets and rooftop mechanical structures.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
22 Mar. 2026
Noun
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DeSantis, who signed the law in the Republican stronghold of The Villages in Central Florida, was joined by several other Republicans who touted its provisions, warned about potential threats to election integrity, and offered fulsome praise of the governor.—
Anthony Man,
Sun Sentinel,
1 Apr. 2026
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Stanwick, a prominent Iron Age stronghold in northern England, is widely believed to have been a political hub of the Brigantes, a powerful Celtic confederation with a complex relationship with Rome.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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As well as acting as a bulwark against the desert’s encroachment, the greenery is intended to improve agricultural conditions and reduce political unrest in the area, and will act as a carbon sink, Gizmodo reported.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
3 Apr. 2026
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How a country founded in fear of a standing army came to think of its military as a bulwark of American democracy is the subject of my work.—
Kori Schake,
The Atlantic,
22 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Military engineers resorted to building lower, thicker ramparts, backed by earth, and sought to eliminate blind spots by building angular bastions — the aforementioned extrusions.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
27 Mar. 2026
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Malls in the Gulf have been a bastion of normalcy amid the instability, although footfall is substantially down on usual levels.—
Kelsey Warner,
semafor.com,
26 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The infantrymen around him peeped painfully over the heap of dirt that substituted for a breastwork.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Embattlement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embattlement. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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