as in fortifications
a place at which a body of troops is stationed
During the civil war this was the site of an army garrison.
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Recent Examples of garrisons
Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
Iran maintains military assets and garrisons on the islands.
—Sam Metz, Fortune, 14 Mar. 2026
Reestablishing native plants and animals, such as through reseeding efforts, brings back nature’s own garrisons to keep future waves of invaders at bay.
—Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 13 Mar. 2026
Iran maintains military assets and garrisons on the islands.
—Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2026
Although originally built as a military post housing garrisons sent to quell the Jacobite uprisings, the beautiful town today has a happier purpose.
—Patti Nickell, Boston Herald, 15 Feb. 2026
But the attacks continue, extending fuel shortages to large swathes of central and southern Mali and isolating garrisons of government forces.
—Tim Lister, CNN Money, 2 Nov. 2025
Noun
Because these positions are often held by relatively small Ukrainian garrisons due to the challenges of resupply, Russian forces that reach the town in sufficient numbers are likely to capture it.
—Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
Iran maintains military assets and garrisons on the islands.
—Sam Metz, Fortune, 14 Mar. 2026
Reestablishing native plants and animals, such as through reseeding efforts, brings back nature’s own garrisons to keep future waves of invaders at bay.
—Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 13 Mar. 2026
Iran maintains military assets and garrisons on the islands.
—Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2026
Although originally built as a military post housing garrisons sent to quell the Jacobite uprisings, the beautiful town today has a happier purpose.
—Patti Nickell, Boston Herald, 15 Feb. 2026
But the attacks continue, extending fuel shortages to large swathes of central and southern Mali and isolating garrisons of government forces.
—Tim Lister, CNN Money, 2 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for garrisons
Noun
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Cannons and fortifications are also on the grounds.—
USA TODAY Network,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
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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.—
Katie Silcox,
Vogue,
28 May 2026
Verb
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Michael Jackson Fills 10 Spaces This Week The R&B Streaming Songs chart features 15 slots, and Jackson occupies 10 of them at the moment.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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The Downtown Historic District occupies just eight blocks and includes some of Orlando’s oldest surviving commercial buildings built between the 1880s and the 1940s.—
Sarah M. Boye,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 June 2026
Noun
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The explosions were blamed on the negligent handling of dynamite in a barracks close to residential areas.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
20 Apr. 2026
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On July 30 the IDF responded with an air strike in Beirut that killed Fuad Shukr, a senior Hezbollah commander who had been involved in the 1983 Beirut barracks bombings.—
Britannica Editors,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
15 Apr. 2026
Verb
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If Beijing quarantines or blockades Taiwan, for example, the island’s leaders would face a narrow political window in which to define the crisis and coordinate a timely response, before messaging from partisan media takes over.—
LEV NACHMAN,
Foreign Affairs,
1 Aug. 2025
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Road blockades from his supporters are now in their fourth week, as Morales is demanding he be allowed to run as a presidential candidate for next year's elections.—
Russell Contreras,
Axios,
5 Nov. 2024
Noun
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Even parks created around historic homes, forts, ships, factories, mines or a Cold War missile site tend to be set in some of the Bay Area’s most scenic locations.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
22 Nov. 2025
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During the second half of the nineteenth century, politics and military service often made a large nation feel like a small world, as white men in power repeatedly crossed paths in Washington, DC, on Civil War battlefields, and at frontier forts.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Meta, Anthropic and Apple all now use TPUs, as Google increasingly encroaches on a market cornered by Nvidia's graphics processing units.—
Katie Tarasov,
CNBC,
20 Apr. 2026
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But residents say the elevated plan still encroaches on their neighborhood.—
Nick Sullivan,
Charlotte Observer,
3 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Even today, in the weeks leading up to the holiday, Colonel Sanders statues outside KFC outposts all over Japan wear Santa gear, while the chicken itself is served in special holiday packaging.—
Andrea Romano,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Dec. 2025
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New Kids on the Block, 4 Non Blondes, Zara Larsson, Goo Goo Dolls, Jess Glynne, Jessie Murph, Rick Springfield, Little Big Town, LE SSERAFIM, the All-American Rejects, AJR, and more will also perform across the Rockin’ Eve outposts.—
Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
10 Dec. 2025
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While the Dallas Cowboys wrapped up their final organized team activity workout Thursday in Frisco, wide receiver George Pickens was in South Texas hosting a pair of youth camps in McAllen and Corpus Christi.—
Nick Harris
June 11,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 June 2026
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For the players who hail from across the country to any number of such camps dotted across the land, the aim is to be spotted and noted, to land on the radar in this relentlessly competitive game of recruiting.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
11 June 2026
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