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
After the British deemed the original fort too hard to defend and moved to Mackinac Island in 1779–1781, local leaders ultimately preserved the shoreline as a park, which became Michigan’s second state park in 1909 and the focus of ongoing reconstruction work begun in 1959.
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Andy Morrison, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
Matt Waldron held down the fort for three months when injuries ravaged the Padres’ starting rotation in 2024.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
To really know Curaçao is to appreciate its history, and its ancient forts (built circa 1500-1800) provide a window to the past.
—Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Apr. 2026
These individuals shaped Charleston’s politics and economy by building canals, roads, bridges, forts— virtually all the colony’s infrastructure—but their contributions were not documented and their names are unknown.
—Literary Hub, 10 Apr. 2026
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Andy Morrison, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
Matt Waldron held down the fort for three months when injuries ravaged the Padres’ starting rotation in 2024.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
To really know Curaçao is to appreciate its history, and its ancient forts (built circa 1500-1800) provide a window to the past.
—Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Apr. 2026
These individuals shaped Charleston’s politics and economy by building canals, roads, bridges, forts— virtually all the colony’s infrastructure—but their contributions were not documented and their names are unknown.
—Literary Hub, 10 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fort
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At Pembroke Castle, staff say the discovery adds a new dimension to the site's long history as a medieval fortress and birthplace of Henry VII in 1457.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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As Oda’s army closes in from outside, a young samurai is murdered within the castle walls, triggering a series of bizarre incidents that throw the fortress into paranoia and suspicion.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Apr. 2026
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Dan Nowicki Erika Kirk praised the United States for holding a unique status on the globe and vowed that Turning Point will fight to stop her home state of Arizona from turning into a liberal stronghold like California.—
Arizona Republic,
AZCentral.com,
17 Apr. 2026
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A day before the ceasefire announcement, Netanyahu appeared to be preparing the Israeli public for a ceasefire, by framing the offensive as a kind of final battle for the village of Bint Jbeil, a key Hezbollah stronghold.—
Daniel Estrin,
NPR,
16 Apr. 2026
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The area that would be renamed Donnyland under the plan is 50 miles long and 40 miles wide, but holds Ukraine’s best fortifications.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
22 Apr. 2026
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But with the success of ‘Evil Dead Rise’ and the fortification of a relationship with Warner Brothers, that suddenly started to turn into, no, this really needs to be a company with its own identity.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
17 Apr. 2026
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Craig Proctor, the childhood friend who played Dungeons & Dragons with him, told me that Friedmann once showed him architectural floor plans for a citadel that Friedmann’s thief-rogue avatar would oversee.—
James Verini,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026
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Jeremy Blake released a trilogy of animations about San Jose’s Winchester Mystery House, the Victorian citadel built by a gun heiress to keep out the ghosts of those killed with her rifles.—
Rachel Wetzler,
Artforum,
1 Feb. 2026
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Families can build sand castles, fly kites, or climb to the top of the dunes for a stunning sunset show, while thrill-seekers can go sand-boarding or hang gliding (permits from and/or registration with the park office are required).—
Betsy Cribb Watson,
Southern Living,
19 Apr. 2026
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Then enjoy the rest of it on land, learning about native plants and animals at the Gulf State Park Nature Center and building towering sand castles with private lessons through Sand Castle University.—
Catherine Garcia,
TheWeek,
17 Apr. 2026
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Israeli officials further compounded those fears Wednesday, with Avichay Adraee, Israel’s Arabic-language spokesman, accusing Hezbollah of moving beyond its traditional bastions of support in the southern suburbs of the capital and embedding itself in north Beirut and mixed neighborhoods.—
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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And our backstop—for a lot of us, sort of last bastion—was work.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Fort.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fort. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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