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
Balau Nath to erect the fort under the condition that the shadow of the fort must never cover Nath’s home.
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Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 22 Oct. 2025
Dalton can hold the fort for a game, or two, as needed.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2025
The fort once protected Calliaqua Bay, where ships loaded with sugar departed for England during colonial times.
—Essence, 18 Oct. 2025
While Yamamoto held down the fort, the Dodgers batters did the rest of the work.
—Ben Morse, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2025
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Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 22 Oct. 2025
Dalton can hold the fort for a game, or two, as needed.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2025
The fort once protected Calliaqua Bay, where ships loaded with sugar departed for England during colonial times.
—Essence, 18 Oct. 2025
While Yamamoto held down the fort, the Dodgers batters did the rest of the work.
—Ben Morse, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fort
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Colina Pousada Spa Perched high on a hilltop, Colina Pousada Spa offers 180-degree views, from the island’s tallest peak to the old fortress.—
Carla Vianna,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Nov. 2025
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Such structures, including residences and fortresses, were created by religious authorities and noble families, according to the city’s tourism website.—
Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
3 Nov. 2025
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Maps are typically redrawn only once a decade after the census, and in California—as in several other Democratic strongholds—an independent commission oversees the process.—
Solcyré Burga,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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District 6 in south Charlotte was a rare Republican stronghold as the city and its leadership pushed increasingly to the left, but the margin separating Republicans from Democrats had dwindled.—
Nick Sullivan,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Nov. 2025
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The exercise also featured swarms of first-person-view (FPV) suicide drones launching precision strikes against mock enemy fortifications.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Nov. 2025
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Like Gelamichael, the Ortiz family has constructed cement fortifications around the home for protection, the outlet reported.—
Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
5 Nov. 2025
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Others share the fear that a Trumpified Weiss is storming the citadel of objective journalism.—
Jon Allsop,
New Yorker,
6 Oct. 2025
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The rest of the population lived as farmers outside the city, taking refuge inside a city citadel only in times of conflict.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
29 Sep. 2025
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The five-star hotel recently completed a massive renovation, bringing an even more regal feel to the lobby and other common areas, including a spectacular crystal chandelier that depicts a castle.—
Megan duBois,
USA Today,
25 Oct. 2025
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After the pair inspected the guards on the lawn of the nearly 1,000-year-old castle, they were pictured chatting outdoors.—
Simon Perry,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
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The new district is a throwback of sorts to Orange County’s mid- to late-20th-century role as a bastion of conservative Republicanism.—
David Mark,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Nov. 2025
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His critics on the left say these ideas are unrealistic — even in a liberal bastion like New York City.—
Elena Moore,
NPR,
2 Nov. 2025
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“Fort.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fort. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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