Thesaurus results for FORTRESS

fortress

noun

ˈfȯr-trəs

Definition of fortress

as in stronghold

a structure or place from which one can resist attack the boys built a snow fortress and then challenged the neighborhood kids to an in-your-face snowball fight

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Recent Examples of fortress The Ancestral Puebloans, also known as the Anasazi, flourished for centuries, building elaborate fortresses, cities and other settlements. — R. Scott Rappold, Denver Post, 25 Sep. 2026 The legacy data center strategy relied on secrecy—unmarked, fortress-like facilities hidden behind high security fences with minimal community outreach. — Kevin Brown, Forbes.com, 24 Sep. 2026 Opponents say the president is going too far in his hardening of the White House, turning it into something closer to a fortress. — Collin Binkley, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026 For those who favor outdoor adventure, climb up the famed hiking trail to get to the medieval fortress at the very top of the town. — Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for fortress

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Noun

Arizona stands out as the lone swing state among the president’s recent stops, though the airport rally will be in an area of the state known as a Republican stronghold.

— Will Weissert, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
Arizona stands out as the lone swing state among the president's recent stops, though the airport rally will be in an area of the state known as a Republican stronghold.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of stronghold

Noun

And yet Trump wants to turn the White House and an outpost on the Potomac into similar citadels, with little regard for why America’s capital city was named for one of its greatest examples of unadorned republican virtue.

— Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2026
Castellón To the north, Castellón unfolds as a mountainous marvel where medieval citadels, golden beaches, and tiny fishing villages create a landscape of contrasts, with the scent of citrus perfuming the air.

— Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of citadel

Noun

South Korea’s military said North Korean soldiers violated the border's military demarcation line 17 times last year and 50 times this year during their border fortification works.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026
It has been known since the 1970s for yielding Roman artifacts, but an organized investigation did not commence until 2017, when geophysical surveys exposed a first-century fortification there.

— Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of fortification

Noun

Here the goal is to traverse a sprawling castle, defeating all kinds of monsters and gathering gear and experience points to get stronger.

— Andrew Webster, The Verge, 9 Oct. 2026
Dracula has been defeated for good, but his castle has plunked itself down in Paris and all sorts of demons — not to mention Joan of Arc — are on the loose.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of castle

Noun

Pointing to exit polling commissioned by his firm, Cor Strategies, Corbett argued his party’s latest drubbing wasn’t because Illinois had become an uber-liberal bastion.

— Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026
Oregon, for example, has always been a bastion for distance runners and probably won't do anything to detract from its iconic track program.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of bastion

Noun

In Stone Town, palaces, forts, and winding streets speak to centuries of trade across the Indian Ocean.

— Cherri Briggs, Travel + Leisure, 13 Oct. 2026
Also available in 6' x 6' and 8' x 8', choose your size for movie marathons, cozy campfires, ultimate blanket forts and beyond.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026

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