as in fortress
a structure or place from which one can resist attack
defenders at the border fortifications preparing for an attack
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Recent Examples of fortification
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the deadly strike was caused by an Iranian weapon that made it through both air defenses and the operations center's fortifications.
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CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026
There has been a gradual and then increasingly rapid erosion of their defensive fortifications.
—Chris Waugh, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2026
An excavator was levelling the ground to build more fortifications.
—Elizabeth Flock, New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2026
The city had grown large since its founding as a Roman colony, but during the 200-year Pax Romana, its fortifications had been allowed to deteriorate.
—Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 9 Feb. 2026
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CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026
There has been a gradual and then increasingly rapid erosion of their defensive fortifications.
—Chris Waugh, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2026
An excavator was levelling the ground to build more fortifications.
—Elizabeth Flock, New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2026
The city had grown large since its founding as a Roman colony, but during the 200-year Pax Romana, its fortifications had been allowed to deteriorate.
—Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 9 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fortification
Noun
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The point is not to turn the home into a fortress but to remove single points of failure.—
Neal K. Shah,
Boston Herald,
17 Mar. 2026
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The result is the most security-intensive Academy Awards in memory — a fortress of concentric rings, AI surveillance, FBI intelligence gathering and rooftop snipers wrapped around Hollywood’s biggest night.—
Kevin Dolak,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Mar. 2026
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Northern Israel has come under especially heavy fire from Hezbollah in recent days, and residents, including people in traditional Netanyahu strongholds, have voiced anger over Israel's failure to halt the attacks.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
22 Mar. 2026
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The American Israel Public Affairs Committee invested millions into several House contests, hoping to box out progressive, anti-Israel candidates from winning safe Democratic strongholds.—
Rachel Schilke,
The Washington Examiner,
18 Mar. 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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For its part, the M2 is seen by many as one of the last bastions of the M division’s original ethos.—
Bradley Iger,
Robb Report,
18 Mar. 2026
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Dubai is known for being one of the world’s most opulent cities, as well as a bastion of safety in a region under the perpetual threat of violence.—
Justin Klawans,
TheWeek,
18 Mar. 2026
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The miniatures in the castle are placed into small containers one room at a time, so they can be dusted and cleaned using small brushes and tweezers.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
22 Mar. 2026
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Also enjoy beach games, building sand castles, practicing beach safety and using boogie boards and kickboards.—
Jessie Dax-Setkus,
Oc Register,
22 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Put them in tents, build forts, etc.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 Mar. 2026
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It’s also located inside a historic fort that once defended the coast.—
Jennifer Prince,
Southern Living,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Fortification.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fortification. Accessed 24 Mar. 2026.
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