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
The fort has changed hands between the Palestine Liberation Organization, the Israeli military, the Lebanese government, and Hezbollah for decades.
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Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 1 June 2026
If possible, visit on the first weekend of the month, when reenactors bring the fort to life with cannon firings and military demonstrations.
—Taryn Shorr-McKee, Travel + Leisure, 31 May 2026
On Sunday, Israeli forces seized a symbolic fort in southern Lebanon that offers commanding views across Lebanon and into northern Israel.
—ABC News, 31 May 2026
Vais held the fort from there, showcasing a plus slider and changeup along with a fastball touching 90.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 30 May 2026
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Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 1 June 2026
If possible, visit on the first weekend of the month, when reenactors bring the fort to life with cannon firings and military demonstrations.
—Taryn Shorr-McKee, Travel + Leisure, 31 May 2026
On Sunday, Israeli forces seized a symbolic fort in southern Lebanon that offers commanding views across Lebanon and into northern Israel.
—ABC News, 31 May 2026
Vais held the fort from there, showcasing a plus slider and changeup along with a fastball touching 90.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 30 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fort
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Behind the digital fortress of the apps, men have taken to upselling themselves to increase their odds of an in-person date, a development that prospective matches are none too thrilled with.—
Brady Brickner-Wood,
New Yorker,
4 June 2026
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The teller’s arm swept around the long-hut, the circular walls of the fortress that enclosed them in its embrace.—
Maggie O’Farrell,
Literary Hub,
2 June 2026
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Iowa voters head to the polls Tuesday for primary elections that have become one of Democrats’ key focuses in their bid to claw back power in a state that once helped launch former President Barack Obama to the White House but has since become a Republican stronghold.—
Claire Carter,
The Washington Examiner,
31 May 2026
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This remarkably intact 19th-century stronghold saw use during the Civil War and the Spanish-American War.—
Taryn Shorr-Mckee,
Travel + Leisure,
31 May 2026
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With the growing threat has come greater fortification—so much so that the White House complex can be thought of as the new Green Zone.—
Matt Viser,
The Atlantic,
1 June 2026
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Built as a Crusader castle around the 12th century on top of previous fortifications, it has also been used by Saladin’s Jerusalem army, Mamluks, Ottomans, the French and the Palestine Liberation Organization.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
31 May 2026
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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.—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
3 June 2026
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Paton, 52, was in Peru with his wife to hike the Inca Trail, a popular route that ends at Machu Picchu, a citadel built by the Incas in the 15th century.—
Sam Peters,
CNN Money,
22 May 2026
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Israeli troops have been advancing for days in villages close to Beaufort castle.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
31 May 2026
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Israeli forces seized a 12th-century Crusader castle in southern Lebanon, as Israel intensifies its farthest incursion into the country in 26 years, despite a nominal ceasefire.—
Brendan Ruberry,
semafor.com,
31 May 2026
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This family home was a bastion of social and political life for many years before it was abandoned in the second World War, eventually becoming a shelter for those displaced.—
Katie Silcox,
Vogue,
28 May 2026
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Like Heated Rivalry before it, Off Campus presents the stereotypically male sport not as a bastion of aggressive masculinity, but as a space for community and care.—
Anna Rinderspacher,
Glamour,
20 May 2026
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“Fort.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fort. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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