as in fortress
a structure or place from which one can resist attack
a series of forts along the frontier
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Recent Examples of fort
And the locations are amazing — the shootout occurs at the fort of Sant’Andrea that nobody really knows anything about in Venice.
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Todd Gilchrist,
IndieWire,
24 June 2026
The studio setting opened up sonic possibilities unavailable inside a fort.
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Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
22 June 2026
The plan also urges African countries to preserve former slave forts and castles as memorial sites.
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Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
21 June 2026
The fort played an important role in the development of Sacramento.
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Graham Womack,
Sacbee.com,
19 June 2026
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Todd Gilchrist,
IndieWire,
24 June 2026
The studio setting opened up sonic possibilities unavailable inside a fort.
—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
22 June 2026
The plan also urges African countries to preserve former slave forts and castles as memorial sites.
—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
21 June 2026
The fort played an important role in the development of Sacramento.
—
Graham Womack,
Sacbee.com,
19 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for fort
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fort
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Alexander the Great conquered it in 332 BCE after building a causeway to what had been considered an impregnable island fortress.
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Some, like France's Maginot Line, became border fortresses stretching for miles, while German coastal defenses sat on the cliffs of Normandy, requiring the Allies to take out with sea bombardments and direct infantry assaults.
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The Dodgers have not taken the division just yet, but taking two out of three from the Padres assures their stronghold isn’t loosening anytime soon.
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Local communities, including Republican strongholds in Georgia and Mississippi, voiced opposition to the projects, staging protests outside the warehouses and derailing city council meetings.
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By the Second World War, pillboxes had become standard defense fortifications.
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During Fascism, the first fortification works arose, but also roads, houses, schools, a hospital.
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One of the oldest citadels in the Middle East, Jerash has seen an unbroken chain of human occupation since the Bronze Age.
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Jerash, Jordan: One of the oldest citadels in the Middle East, with an unbroken chain of human occupation since the Bronze Age.
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Earlier this week, Daniel Bishop, Jim Bishop's son and the caretaker of Bishop Castle, was seriously injured while working on a structure next to the castle.
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Two years ago, the Man City phenom appeared in a 90-second spot for the game that saw him get recruited to storm a castle teeming with goblins, dragons and impish skeletons.
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Because Cook County and the city of Chicago remain a Democratic bastion, new voters will not have the choice of getting new ideas or a fresh set of eyes from an independent or a Republican candidate.
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These organizations claim to be bastions of journalism, Defenders of Democracy, and heroes in the fight for truth in government.
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“Fort.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fort. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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