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a structure or place from which one can resist attack
a series of forts along the frontier
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Recent Examples of forts
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.
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Literary Hub, 10 Apr. 2026
Massive cannons were stationed at forts across the world, while smaller and more-portable guns accompanied troops and naval (and pirate) vessels.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
The online game, which has a variety of modes, allows players to fight one another, build forts and explore the virtual world.
—Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2026
The resulting star forts (so called because of their multiple fortified extrusions) solved a technological crisis.
—Big Think, 27 Mar. 2026
Our boys were no longer little travelers content to trail along behind us through forts and museums.
—Christine Chitnis, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Mar. 2026
There are more than 7,000 glaciers capping the hills of Gilgit-Baltistan, and travelers on the new trip can trek alongside them following visits to ancient Buddhist monuments and mud-brick forts.
—The Editors, Outside, 18 Mar. 2026
Put them in tents, build forts, etc.
—Arkansas Online, 16 Mar. 2026
Visitors can explore old military forts and climb the picturesque black-and-white striped 1773 Tybee Island Light Station.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2026
Literary Hub, 10 Apr. 2026
Massive cannons were stationed at forts across the world, while smaller and more-portable guns accompanied troops and naval (and pirate) vessels.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
The online game, which has a variety of modes, allows players to fight one another, build forts and explore the virtual world.
—Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2026
The resulting star forts (so called because of their multiple fortified extrusions) solved a technological crisis.
—Big Think, 27 Mar. 2026
Our boys were no longer little travelers content to trail along behind us through forts and museums.
—Christine Chitnis, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Mar. 2026
There are more than 7,000 glaciers capping the hills of Gilgit-Baltistan, and travelers on the new trip can trek alongside them following visits to ancient Buddhist monuments and mud-brick forts.
—The Editors, Outside, 18 Mar. 2026
Put them in tents, build forts, etc.
—Arkansas Online, 16 Mar. 2026
Visitors can explore old military forts and climb the picturesque black-and-white striped 1773 Tybee Island Light Station.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for forts
Noun
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Surface tanks are targets; subsurface reservoirs are fortresses.—
Siddharth Misra,
Fortune,
6 Mar. 2026
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France believed its Maginot Line of fortresses was impregnable – until the Germans simply went around it.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
19 Feb. 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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Over many years, Iran has built underground fortifications and facilities to protect its missile and drone inventory.—
Daniel Kurtzer,
New York Daily News,
5 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Locals are still questioning why their residential areas were targeted since neither of these Beirut neighborhoods are considered Hezbollah strongholds.—
Will Clark,
NBC news,
20 Apr. 2026
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Over in Audubon Park, same date, same time, Mellow Market will be holding things down on the corner of East Winter Park Road and Corrine Drive, steps from Stardust Coffee & Film, and nearby strongholds like East End Market, The Salty and the exemplary Coro restaurant.—
Amy Drew Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The surge in costs reflects a major shift for Chicago, known as one of the last bastions of big-city affordability.—
Bloomberg,
Chicago Tribune,
14 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
Noun
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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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The story is a bit murkier than Manichaean talk of stormers and citadels.—
Jon Allsop,
New Yorker,
6 Oct. 2025
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Intelsat’s leadership rapidly green-lighted the campaign to set up internet citadels.—
Kevin Holden Platt,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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“Forts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forts. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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