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
French doors open to balconies with views across Chania toward the sea, and the citrus- and olive-filled garden is bound, in part, by the city’s ancient Venetian fortifications.
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Katie Silcox, Vogue, 28 May 2026
Cahir Castle Dating from the 13th century, Cahir Castle is one of Ireland’s largest and best-preserved fortifications.
—Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 22 May 2026
The Russian recruitment efforts have typically promised that university students can serve as drone pilots without risking their lives in bloody infantry assaults on Ukrainian trenches and fortifications.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 15 May 2026
Bailey offers the team superb defense behind the plate, and another potential right-handed bat against left-handed pitching, an area where the Guardians needed fortification.
—Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes.com, 9 May 2026
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Katie Silcox, Vogue, 28 May 2026
Cahir Castle Dating from the 13th century, Cahir Castle is one of Ireland’s largest and best-preserved fortifications.
—Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 22 May 2026
The Russian recruitment efforts have typically promised that university students can serve as drone pilots without risking their lives in bloody infantry assaults on Ukrainian trenches and fortifications.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 15 May 2026
Bailey offers the team superb defense behind the plate, and another potential right-handed bat against left-handed pitching, an area where the Guardians needed fortification.
—Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes.com, 9 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fortification
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Today, visitors can explore the fortress, spread out for a picnic on the green lawn and take in sweeping views of America’s Oldest City from the gun deck.—
USA TODAY Network,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
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Perhaps the best way to understand Helsinki’s origins is to take the short ferry ride across the harbor to the island-fortress of Suomenlinna (now a popular park).—
Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
10 June 2026
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The operation, according to the army’s statement, was conducted in the Mandara mountains, which form part of the militant group’s stronghold.—
Dyepkazah Shibayan,
Los Angeles Times,
7 June 2026
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The operation, according to the army’s statement, was conducted in the Mandara mountains which form a part of the militant group’s stronghold.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 June 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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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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From a castle built by a Sherlock Holmes actor in Connecticut to lava fields in Idaho that helped train astronauts, these destinations showcase the beauty, ingenuity and delightful weirdness that make the United States unique.—
Staff,
USA Today,
8 June 2026
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Gaudí's basilica could be described like a sand castle on a beach.—
Seth Doane,
CBS News,
7 June 2026
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The brothers spent hours playing around their grandmother’s house—climbing trees, building forts, and racing through cornfields—but their home life was fraught.—
Heidi Blake,
New Yorker,
8 June 2026
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Couples can also take a day trip to Dry Tortugas National Park, a remote national park that's more than 99 percent underwater and world-famous for its snorkeling and 19th-century coastal fort.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
7 June 2026
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“Fortification.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fortification. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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