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
Such financial fortification provides the resilience needed to cover essential expenses, seize opportunities and outlast a downturn.
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Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
Ancient military fortifications dating back to the Ptolemaic and Roman eras of Egyptian history were recently uncovered by archaeologists.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2025
If the negotiations fail to reach agreement that could make an attack more likely, but still extremely difficult to carry out succesfully given the distribution and heavy fortification of Iran's nuclear sites.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
Soldiers building fortifications in southern Ukraine unearthed a burial site more than 2,600 years old.
—Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2025
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Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
Ancient military fortifications dating back to the Ptolemaic and Roman eras of Egyptian history were recently uncovered by archaeologists.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2025
If the negotiations fail to reach agreement that could make an attack more likely, but still extremely difficult to carry out succesfully given the distribution and heavy fortification of Iran's nuclear sites.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
Soldiers building fortifications in southern Ukraine unearthed a burial site more than 2,600 years old.
—Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fortification
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Iran's most advanced and hardened nuclear facility, the Fordow plant in the country's northwest, is a fortress.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 June 2025
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The then-British fortress was famously captured by Ethan Allen and Benedict Arnold in May 1775, marking a pivotal moment in the early stages of the Revolutionary War.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
17 June 2025
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In recent years, grizzlies have spilled out of their stronghold in the Greater Yellowstone ecosystem — a broad swath of Montana, Idaho, and Wyoming — and into human territory, where coexistence gets messy.—
Christine Peterson,
Vox,
27 June 2025
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America Great Again movement against the conservative legal stronghold that helped Trump reshape the courts during his first term by offering up conservative judges as suggestions to fill benches across the country.—
Zach Schonfeld,
The Hill,
4 June 2025
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Originally built as a Byzantine citadel, it was reworked into its present Gothic form by the crusading Knights of St John when Rhodes served as the headquarters of their grand master.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
10 June 2025
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Prague Castle, Czech Republic Prague’s imposing citadel is also one of the few castles anywhere in the world that still boasts real political power — the official residence of the president of the Czech Republic.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
10 June 2025
Noun
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Douglas County is trying to do something no other Colorado county has done in nearly 50 years — adopt home-rule authority that would give the conservative bastion south of Denver more autonomy and powers of self-governance.—
John Aguilar,
Denver Post,
8 June 2025
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The Federalist Society has become a bastion of that project, with Leo serving as its longtime former executive vice president.—
Zach Schonfeld,
The Hill,
4 June 2025
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King Charles wanted the visit to be informal at his castle in Scotland.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
26 June 2025
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He wasn’t asked back, taking Cartwright down with him, after Season 8 — the same season that featured their 2019 wedding at a Kentucky castle.—
Kate Aurthur,
Variety,
18 June 2025
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However, earlier this year, the Trump administration restored the Fort Bragg name, which now refers to Private First Class Roland L. Bragg, who was stationed at the fort during World War II.—
Jenny Goldsberry,
The Washington Examiner,
22 June 2025
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While at the fort, explore the onsite museum devoted to 18th-century military material culture, such as art, weapons and equipment, like a uniform coat from the independent Boston Corps of Cadets.—
Laura Kiniry,
Smithsonian Magazine,
9 June 2025
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“Fortification.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fortification. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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